Total Crime Rate

166.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

76.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 166.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 76.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 72.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 28.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.2 9/10
  • Burglary 8.1 8/10
  • Other crime 8.1 9/10
  • Other theft 4.1 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.1 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Fish Dam Lane area has the 46th highest crime rate of 167 local areas in Central , and the 135th highest crime rate of 845 local areas in Barnsley .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Fish Dam Lane (S71 2RW) in the last 12 months was 166.0 per 1,000 residents and was 44.3% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 76.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fish Dam Lane (S71 2RW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ainsdale Court, where police recorded 27 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Preston Way (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Fish Dam Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Michaels Avenue —
Apr 2026Public order Preston Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Michaels Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Furness Dene Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Formby Court Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Carr Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ainsdale Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Heysham Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Preston Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Preston Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lytham Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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