Total Crime Rate

81.8 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 81.8 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 33.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.3 5/10
  • Shoplifting 11.2 5/10
  • Public order 7.4 6/10
  • Other crime 3.7 5/10
  • Robbery 3.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Wombwell Lane area has the 66th lowest crime rate of 167 local areas in Central , and the 398th 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 Wombwell Lane (S73 8EP) in the last 12 months was 81.8 per 1,000 residents and was 74.6% lower than the Central average (321.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 33.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -43.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wombwell Lane (S73 8EP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Old Farm Lane, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ash Street (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Wombwell Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Old Farm Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Albany Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Old Farm Lane —
Sep 2025Drugs Albany Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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