Total Crime Rate

75.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · 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 75.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 41.8 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.6 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.2 3/10
  • Other theft 4.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Farm Road area has the 60th lowest crime rate of 167 local areas in Central , and the 420th lowest crime rate of 841 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 Farm Road (S70 3DL) in the last 12 months was 75.3 per 1,000 residents and was 76.6% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 233.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 12.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -84.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Farm Road (S70 3DL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Neville Close, where police recorded 51 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Gerald Place (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Farm Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Colley Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Neville Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Colley Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gerald Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
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 2025Anti-social behaviour Birk Avenue —
Sep 2025Public order Birk Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Broom Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Broom Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gerald Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Monkspring Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Neville Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pine Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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