Total Crime Rate

339.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

136.8 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 339.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 136.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 122.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 89.6 10/10
  • Public order 47.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.9 9/10
  • Drugs 18.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.9 10/10
  • Burglary 9.4 8/10
  • Other crime 9.4 9/10
  • Other theft 4.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Grange Lane area has the 12th highest crime rate of 167 local areas in Central , and the 30th 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 Grange Lane (S71 5AA) in the last 12 months was 339.6 per 1,000 residents and was 14.0% higher than the Central average (297.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 136.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Grange Lane (S71 5AA), the main crime hotspot is near Oxford Place. Police recorded 62 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Grange Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Grange Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oxford Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oxford Place —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bank Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Bank Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waterfield Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Waterfield Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Oxford Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Oxford Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Oxford Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Shaftesbury Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hill Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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