Total Crime Rate

214.6 per 1,000 10/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 214.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 141.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.8 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.2 9/10
  • Public order 11.5 8/10
  • Burglary 7.7 7/10
  • Other crime 3.8 5/10
  • Other theft 3.8 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
  • 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 Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Farm Road area has the 30th highest crime rate of 167 local areas in Central , and the 83rd highest crime rate of 841 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 Farm Road (S70 3DJ) in the last 12 months was 214.6 per 1,000 residents and was 33.3% lower than the Central average (321.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 37 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (β‰ˆ 38.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 70.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Farm Road (S70 3DJ), the main crime hotspot is near Ash Grove. Police recorded 51 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Farm Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ash Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Burnsall Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Colley Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Colley Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Colley Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Croft Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Birk Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Broom Close β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Broom Close β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sheaf Court β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Burnsall Grove Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Burnsall Grove β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ash Grove β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Burnsall Grove β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Burnsall Grove β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Burnsall Grove β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Burnsall Grove β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Neville Close β€”
Sep 2025Theft from the person Neville Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ash Grove β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Don Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Don Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sulby Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Colley Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Birk Avenue β€”
Sep 2025Other crime Sulby Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Laurel Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Laurel Avenue β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Colley Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Laurel Avenue β€”

Data Sources

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