Total Crime Rate

698.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 698.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 252.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 171.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 115.8 10/10
  • Public order 45.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 31.6 10/10
  • Other theft 24.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.5 9/10
  • Burglary 14.0 9/10
  • Robbery 10.5 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.0 9/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Grange Lane area has the 5th highest crime rate of 167 local areas in Central , and the 7th highest crime rate of 841 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 Grange Lane (S70 3NJ) in the last 12 months was 698.3 per 1,000 residents and was 117.0% higher than the Central average (321.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 72 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 51 (≈ 178.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 2.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Grange Lane (S70 3NJ), the main crime hotspot is near Wheatley Road. Police recorded 75 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 Grange Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting School Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oxford Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting School Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting School Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Bank Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Wheatley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Wheatley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Wheatley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting School Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oxford Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting School Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Shaftesbury Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Shaftesbury Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shaftesbury Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Shaftesbury Street Local resolution
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Data Sources

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