Total Crime Rate

276.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

89.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 276.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 89.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 85.6 10/10
  • Burglary 70.0 10/10
  • Other theft 31.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.4 10/10
  • Other crime 19.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 19.5 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.6 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.8 7/10
  • Public order 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Victoria Street area has the 9th highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Dearne North , and the 53rd highest crime rate of 845 local areas in Barnsley .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Victoria Street (S63 9HS) in the last 12 months was 276.3 per 1,000 residents and was 113.6% higher than the Dearne North average (129.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -12.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 89.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -80.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Victoria Street (S63 9HS), the main crime hotspot is near Albert Road. Police recorded 35 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Dearne North

Crime Over Time in Victoria Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Princess Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Cross Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Albert Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft East Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Cross Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Elizabeth Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elizabeth Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elizabeth Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Cross Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Cross Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Cross Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cross Street
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wellington Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Victoria Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Victoria Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Co-Operative Street
Apr 2026Other theft Co-Operative Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Windermere Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Princess Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Windermere Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Princess Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Albert Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Albert Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences East Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft East Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Albert Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Nora Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Nora Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Hamilton Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.