Total Crime Rate

66.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 66.5 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.1 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.1 7/10
  • Robbery 6.0 7/10
  • Public order 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
  • 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Dillington Road area has the 50th lowest crime rate of 167 local areas in Central , and the 370th lowest 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 Dillington Road (S70 4JD) in the last 12 months was 66.5 per 1,000 residents and was 79.3% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -7.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 45.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dillington Road (S70 4JD), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 53 crimes here, including 31 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Dillington Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rowan Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Highstone View Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Victoria Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Vernon Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Gold Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Commercial Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Commercial Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Thornhill Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clifton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Clifton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Highstone View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Highstone View Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Highstone View Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Highstone View Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Highstone View Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Highstone View Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Copper Close
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bruce Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bruce Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Walnut Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hornby Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Dillington Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rowan Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rowan Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Hornby Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Hornby Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beech Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences King Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sheffield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sheffield Road

Data Sources

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