Total Crime Rate

71.1 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

16.7 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 71.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 41.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 16.7 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.7 4/10
  • Burglary 4.2 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.2 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Farm Road area has the 53rd lowest crime rate of 167 local areas in Central , and the 393rd lowest 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 Farm Road (S70 3DL) in the last 12 months was 71.1 per 1,000 residents and was 76.1% lower than the Central average (297.9 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 Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 16.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -89.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Farm Road (S70 3DL), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 30 crimes here, including 17 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

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (24/24)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Colley Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Farm Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Colley Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Birk Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edward Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gerald Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Colley Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Colley Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Colley Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Colley Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Colley Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Monkspring —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Colley Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Colley Crescent Local resolution
Apr 2026Burglary Colley Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Colley Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Firs Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft The Firs 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 Farm Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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