Total Crime Rate

189.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

104.1 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 189.6 9/10
  • Violent crimes 104.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 74.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.3 9/10
  • Public order 22.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.6 7/10
  • Other theft 14.9 9/10
  • Burglary 11.2 9/10
  • Other crime 7.4 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.4 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.7 6/10
  • Drugs 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Summer Lane area has the 37th highest crime rate of 167 local areas in Central , and the 107th highest crime rate of 845 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 Summer Lane (S70 2NH) in the last 12 months was 189.6 per 1,000 residents and was 36.4% lower than the Central average (297.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -14.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 104.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Summer Lane (S70 2NH), the main crime hotspot is near Churchfield. Police recorded 224 crimes here, including 93 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Summer Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/65)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Churchfield Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Churchfield Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Churchfield Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Star Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Churchfield Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Churchfield Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Churchfield Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Churchfield Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Star Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Race Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Churchfield Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Churchfield Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Churchfield Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order High Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Farrar Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pitt Street West —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Race Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lingard Court —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lingard Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grafton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Bradbury Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Race Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Plumber Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Plumber Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grafton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Summer Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Summer Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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