Total Crime Rate

156.5 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 156.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 47.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.3 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 13.0 10/10
  • Public order 13.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.9 7/10
  • Other crime 10.9 10/10
  • Burglary 6.5 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.5 9/10
  • Drugs 2.2 1/10
  • Other theft 2.2 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.2 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Far Lawns area has the 4th highest crime rate of 19 local areas in Monk Bretton , and the 160th 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 Far Lawns (S71 3FL) in the last 12 months was 156.5 per 1,000 residents and was 23.8% higher than the Monk Bretton average (126.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 67.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -0.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Far Lawns (S71 3FL), the main crime hotspot is near Cronkhill Lane. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Far Lawns area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Spring Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Spring Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ivy Farm Close —
Sep 2025Theft from the person Spring Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Spring Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cronkhill Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cronkhill Lane Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cronkhill Lane —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Spring Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

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