Total Crime Rate

101.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

33.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 101.4 8/10
  • Violent crimes 33.0 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.9 6/10
  • Burglary 16.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.8 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.8 8/10
  • Other theft 9.4 8/10
  • Public order 7.1 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.1 6/10
  • Drugs 4.7 5/10
  • Other crime 4.7 7/10
  • Shoplifting 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Longcar Lane area has the 81st highest crime rate of 167 local areas in Central , and the 307th highest crime rate of 845 local areas in Barnsley .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Longcar Lane (S70 6BB) in the last 12 months was 101.4 per 1,000 residents and was 66.0% lower than the Central average (297.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 33.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Longcar Lane (S70 6BB), the main crime hotspot is near Spring Street. Police recorded 36 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Longcar Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/32)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Locke Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Racecommon Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour A6133 —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Longcar Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour A6133 —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour A6133 —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour A6133 —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Charles Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Racecommon Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order A6133 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Racecommon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Bradbury Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mount Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Charles Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pitt Street West —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grafton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grafton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary A6133 Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Frederick Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Spring Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Della Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spring Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hawthorne Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hawthorne Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St George'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Spring Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St George'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St George'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Della Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Della Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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