Total Crime Rate

145.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

71.7 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 145.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 71.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 60.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 32.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.0 8/10
  • Other theft 10.9 8/10
  • Public order 10.9 8/10
  • Other crime 8.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.5 6/10
  • Theft from the person 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Royston Lane area has the 7th highest crime rate of 19 local areas in Monk Bretton , and the 172nd 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 Royston Lane (S71 3EW) in the last 12 months was 145.7 per 1,000 residents and was 16.0% higher than the Monk Bretton average (125.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 71.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Royston Lane (S71 3EW), the main crime hotspot is near Cronkhill Lane. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Royston Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cronkhill Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spring Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cronkhill Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cronkhill Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ivy Farm Close —
Apr 2026Public order Cronkhill Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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