Total Crime Rate

198.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 198.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 67.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 63.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.9 7/10
  • Burglary 11.9 9/10
  • Other crime 7.9 9/10
  • Public order 7.9 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Thornham Meadows area has the 13th highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Dearne North , and the 94th highest crime rate of 841 local areas in Barnsley .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Thornham Meadows (S63 9GL) in the last 12 months was 198.4 per 1,000 residents and was 54.0% higher than the Dearne North average (128.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 433.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -63.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 75.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 186.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Thornham Meadows (S63 9GL), the main crime hotspot is near Meltonfield. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Thornham Meadows area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Meltonfield Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pickhills Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shafton Gate Local resolution
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Meltonfield Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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