Crime in Bolton upon Dearne
Recorded crime in Bolton upon Dearne is 0.9 times the Barnsley average and 1.1 times the England and Wales average. Over 5 years it has fallen 17%. Most of the harm comes from violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences). Police data to August 2026.
Within 1.5 km of the centre of Bolton upon Dearne: about 10,427 residents in 10 neighbourhoods.
- Safety in the UK
- 3/10Above average crime
- Living
- 7.2/10Good
- 5-year change
- −17%fewer crimes
- vs the council
- 0.9×the Barnsley average
Neighbourhoods by Safety
Within 1.5 km of the centre of Bolton upon Dearne.
Crime over 5 years
Down 17% in 5 years Recorded crimes within 1.5 km of Bolton upon Dearne, anti-social behaviour left out.
What is recorded
Crime severity: 0.9× the Barnsley average (1.1× the England and Wales average). 80 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year.
- Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences): 63% of the harm here
- Burglary: 18% of the harm here
- Robbery: 5% of the harm here
"Violence and sexual offences" is 63% of the harm here. It is a broad police category: most of these crimes are assaults without injury, harassment and threats, often indoors between people who know each other, and only a small part are sexual or serious violent offences. Police data does not say which, so each one is weighted at the England and Wales average for the category, which can overstate a quiet residential area.
Anti-social behaviour: 18 incidents per 1,000 residents a year, not scored. Not a crime, so it is not part of the Safety score.
Crimes recorded in Barnsley (the whole council area)
April 2025 to March 2026, for the whole Barnsley council area, not only Bolton upon Dearne. Source: Home Office, police recorded crime by community safety partnership.
| Type | Crimes in 2025/26 | Per 1,000 residents | Change on 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cars stolen | 680 | 2.7 | About the same |
| Cars broken into | 512 | 2.0 | Down 33% |
| Vandalism (homes, other buildings and vehicles) | 1,733 | 6.9 | Down 10% |
| Burglary of homes | 906 | 3.6 | Down 12% |
| Homicide (murder and manslaughter) | 1 | - | - |
Under 10 a year: no rate or change, the numbers are too small to compare.
How often crimes lead to a charge in S63
In S63, the postcode district at the centre of Bolton upon Dearne, 6% of crimes reported between September 2024 and August 2025 led to someone being charged or summonsed (England and Wales: 9%).
- Charged or summonsed
- Caution or other action
- Suspect found, not prosecuted
- No suspect identified
- Still open
Show as a table
| Type | Crimes | Charged or summonsed | Caution or other action | Suspect found, not prosecuted | No suspect identified | Still open |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences) | 1,746 | 7% | 5% | 72% | 11% | 6% |
| Criminal damage and arson (vandalism) | 489 | 3% | 3% | 23% | 70% | 1% |
| Public order | 355 | 4% | 3% | 58% | 32% | 4% |
| Vehicle crime (cars stolen and broken into) | 331 | 3% | 0% | 8% | 88% | 1% |
| Burglary | 325 | 2% | 0% | 13% | 84% | 1% |
| Other theft | 242 | 3% | 4% | 30% | 61% | 2% |
| Other crime | 180 | 4% | 6% | 67% | 16% | 7% |
| Shoplifting | 135 | 7% | 1% | 16% | 75% | 1% |
| Drugs | 85 | 21% | 34% | 15% | 21% | 8% |
| Robbery | 55 | 24% | 2% | 24% | 40% | 11% |
| Possession of weapons (knives and other weapons) | 53 | 26% | 6% | 49% | 15% | 4% |
Uses the latest outcome police have recorded so far. 4% of these crimes are still open, so the final figures may be a little higher.
Road collisions
Barnsley, 2023 to 2025: 376 road collisions a year with someone hurt, 144 of them with someone killed or seriously injured. 22 collisions were fatal in those 3 years.
1.5 a year per 1,000 residents (Great Britain 1.5). 38% of them killed or seriously injured someone (Great Britain 26%).
Collisions on public roads that the police recorded where someone was hurt, counted where they happened, so busy through roads and town centres with few residents come out high. Serious and slight use the Department for Transport's adjusted severity, comparable between police forces. Source: Department for Transport road casualty statistics (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Crime by type
Recorded crimes per 1,000 residents per year, most serious first, not counting anti-social behaviour.
| Type | Per 1,000 a year |
|---|---|
| Robbery | 0.8 |
| Burglary | 6.2 |
| Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences) | 34.8 |
| Drugs | 1.5 |
| Possession of weapons (knives and other weapons) | 0.7 |
| Other crime | 3.4 |
| Other theft | 5.4 |
| Theft from the person (pickpocketing, bag snatching) | 0.1 |
| Vehicle crime (cars stolen and broken into) | 7.6 |
| Criminal damage and arson (vandalism) | 10.3 |
| Public order | 7.1 |
| Bicycle theft | 0.3 |
| Shoplifting | 1.4 |
Postcode districts in Bolton upon Dearne
Nearby towns
Council: Barnsley
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Questions about crime in Bolton upon Dearne
- Is Bolton upon Dearne a safe place to live?
- Bolton upon Dearne scores 3 out of 10 for safety (above average crime), compared with every neighbourhood in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Crime severity is 0.9 times the Barnsley average.
- Is crime going up or down in Bolton upon Dearne?
- Down 17% over 5 years, from 903 recorded crimes a year to 752.
- What is the most common crime in Bolton upon Dearne?
- The most common recorded crime is violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences), about 35 per 1,000 residents a year.
- How does crime in Bolton upon Dearne compare with Barnsley?
- Crime severity in Bolton upon Dearne is 0.9 times the Barnsley average.
- How often does crime lead to a charge in Bolton upon Dearne?
- In S63, the postcode district at the centre of Bolton upon Dearne, 6% of crimes reported between September 2024 and August 2025 led to someone being charged or summonsed (England and Wales: 9%). 38% were closed without a suspect being identified.
- How many burglaries are solved in Bolton upon Dearne?
- Of 325 burglaries reported in S63, the postcode district at the centre of Bolton upon Dearne between September 2024 and August 2025, 2% led to someone being charged or summonsed and 84% were closed with no suspect identified.
- How many cars are stolen in Bolton upon Dearne?
- In Barnsley, the council area Bolton upon Dearne is in, the police recorded 680 cars stolen in 2025/26 (April 2025 to March 2026), 2.7 per 1,000 residents, about the same as the year before.
- Is vandalism common in Bolton upon Dearne?
- 1,733 acts of vandalism to homes, other buildings and vehicles were recorded in 2025/26, in Barnsley, the council area Bolton upon Dearne is in, 6.9 per 1,000 residents, 1.4 times the England and Wales average.
- How many murders were there in Bolton upon Dearne last year?
- 1 homicide (murder or manslaughter) was recorded in 2025/26, in Barnsley, the council area Bolton upon Dearne is in, against 1 the year before. Police data does not say where in the area they happened.