Total Crime Rate

291.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

185.0 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 291.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 185.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 135.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 37.6 9/10
  • Public order 34.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 26.0 10/10
  • Other crime 20.2 10/10
  • Other theft 17.3 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 11.6 10/10
  • Drugs 5.8 6/10
  • Robbery 2.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Larch Place area has the 19th highest crime rate of 167 local areas in Central , and the 45th highest crime rate of 845 local areas in Barnsley .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Larch Place (S70 3DG) in the last 12 months was 291.9 per 1,000 residents and was 2.0% 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 47 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 64 (≈ 185.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Larch Place (S70 3DG), the main crime hotspot is near Worsley Close. Police recorded 69 crimes here, including 41 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Larch Place area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Underwood Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Birk Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Worsley Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Worsley Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Worsley Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Worsley Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Worsley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cypress Road
Apr 2026Drugs Farm Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Farm Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Cross Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cross Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Poplars Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Worsley Close
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Poplars Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Larch Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Overdale Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Overdale Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Underwood Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Swanee Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Underwood Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Underwood Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Underwood Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Swanee Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Thornton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Worsley Close
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Worsley Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Colley Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Colley Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Yews Lane Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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