Total Crime Rate

126.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

70.0 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 126.7 8/10
  • Violent crimes 70.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 63.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.3 8/10
  • Burglary 6.7 7/10
  • Other crime 6.7 8/10
  • Other theft 6.7 6/10
  • Public order 6.7 6/10
  • Shoplifting 3.3 2/10
  • 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Swanee Road area has the 64th highest crime rate of 167 local areas in Central , and the 225th 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 Swanee Road (S70 3DB) in the last 12 months was 126.7 per 1,000 residents and was 57.5% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 26.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 70.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 23.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Swanee Road (S70 3DB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Thornton Road, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Larch Place (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Swanee Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Colley Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Birk Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Swanee Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Swanee Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft The Firs Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Firs Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Larch Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Colley Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Poplars Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Poplars Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edward Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Colley Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Redhill Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Farm Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Farm Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Colley Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cypress Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Thornton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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