Total Crime Rate

102.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

48.5 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 102.9 8/10
  • Violent crimes 48.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.0 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.6 8/10
  • Public order 13.6 8/10
  • Other crime 7.8 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.8 5/10
  • Drugs 3.9 4/10
  • Other theft 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Lambert Road area has the 78th highest crime rate of 167 local areas in Central , and the 295th highest crime rate of 845 local areas in Barnsley .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lambert Road (S70 3AB) in the last 12 months was 102.9 per 1,000 residents and was 65.5% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 48.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -32.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -13.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lambert Road (S70 3AB), the main crime hotspot is near Gerald Crescent. Police recorded 38 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lambert Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Colley Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Swanee Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Colley Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Colley Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oaks Crescent Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oaks Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gerald Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gerald Walk Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Redhill Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gerald Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Oaks View Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Birk Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Colley Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Gerald Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Oaks View Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Swanee Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gerald Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Neville Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edward Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Thornton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Gerald Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gerald Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Oaks Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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