Total Crime Rate

148.4 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 148.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.9 8/10
  • Drugs 31.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.7 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 14.1 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.1 9/10
  • Public order 10.6 7/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.5 3/10
  • Other theft 3.5 3/10
  • Robbery 3.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Smithies Lane area has the 60th highest crime rate of 167 local areas in Central , and the 177th 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 Smithies Lane (S71 1QW) in the last 12 months was 148.4 per 1,000 residents and was 53.9% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 74.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 75.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 56.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Smithies Lane (S71 1QW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Smithies Lane, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wentworth Street (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Smithies Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Robbery Smithies Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Pleasant View Croft Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Halifax Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Halifax Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Wentworth Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Smithies Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pleasant View Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Clanricarde Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wentworth Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Honeywell Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Smithies Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

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