Total Crime Rate

99.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

63.5 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 99.2 8/10
  • Violent crimes 63.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 59.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.9 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.9 8/10
  • Other theft 7.9 7/10
  • Burglary 4.0 5/10
  • Public order 4.0 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Needlewood area has the 6th highest crime rate of 19 local areas in Dodworth , and the 316th 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 Needlewood (S75 3QD) in the last 12 months was 99.2 per 1,000 residents and was 45.7% higher than the Dodworth average (68.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 63.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Needlewood (S75 3QD), the main crime hotspot is near Smithy Wood Lane. Police recorded 15 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Needlewood area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (1/1)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Smithy Wood Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

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