Total Crime Rate

77.7 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 77.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 49.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.5 2/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Other theft 3.5 3/10
  • Public order 3.5 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
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 63rd lowest crime rate of 167 local areas in Central , and the 411th highest crime rate of 841 local areas in Barnsley .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Farm Road (S70 3DN) in the last 12 months was 77.7 per 1,000 residents and was 75.8% lower than the Central average (321.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 53.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 4.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Farm Road (S70 3DN), the main crime hotspot is near Wellington Crescent. Police recorded 36 crimes here, including 19 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 (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pine Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wellington Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Colley Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thornton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Thornton Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Larch Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Overdale Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wellington Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Thornton Terrace —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wellington Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wellington Crescent Under investigation
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Data Sources

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