Total Crime Rate

308.2 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 308.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 109.6 10/10
  • Burglary 34.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 30.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 27.4 10/10
  • Other theft 27.4 10/10
  • Public order 27.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.0 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.9 9/10
  • Robbery 6.9 8/10
  • Drugs 3.4 4/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Shoplifting 3.4 2/10
  • Theft from the person 3.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Old Mill Lane area has the 19th highest crime rate of 167 local areas in Central , and the 41st highest crime rate of 841 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 Old Mill Lane (S71 1PJ) in the last 12 months was 308.2 per 1,000 residents and was 4.2% 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 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 44 (≈ 150.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Old Mill Lane (S71 1PJ), the main crime hotspot is near Hanson Street. Police recorded 367 crimes here, including 198 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Old Mill Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Theft from the person Hanson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hanson Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Canal Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hanson Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hanson Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hanson Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hanson Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hanson Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hanson Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hanson Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hanson Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hanson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Hanson Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Hanson Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Hanson Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Hanson Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Hanson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Hanson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Leighton Close
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Windham Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Windham Close
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime County Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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