Barnsley South — Neighbourhood Policing Team

Local policing team in the South Yorkshire Police area: contact routes, current priorities and public events.

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Recorded crime — June 2026

384 street-level crimes recorded within this team’s boundary.

Compared with May 2026 (372): ▲ 12 (3%) higher. Recorded-crime counts fluctuate month to month.

Violence and sexual offences148 · 39%
Anti-social behaviour85 · 22%
Criminal damage and arson28 · 7%
Vehicle crime23 · 6%
Other theft19 · 5%
Public order17 · 4%
Burglary16 · 4%
Shoplifting16 · 4%

Street-level open data from data.police.uk (Open Government Licence v3.0), counted within this team’s official boundary. Locations on data.police.uk are approximate — snapped to anonymised map points near where each crime occurred — so figures are a guide, not an exact address-level count. Captured 2026-08-08.

What happened to reported crimes — June 2026

275 recorded outcomes logged within this team’s boundary.

Unable to prosecute suspect162 · 59%
Investigation complete; no suspect identified77 · 28%
Local resolution15 · 5%
Awaiting court outcome14 · 5%
Further action is not in the public interest4 · 1%
Formal action is not in the public interest1 · 0%

Recorded outcomes from data.police.uk (Open Government Licence v3.0). A crime and its outcome can fall in different months, so these do not map one-to-one onto the crime counts above. Captured 2026-08-09.

Current priorities

Reports of groups people attending Regent st, Hoyland linked to criminality

Increased patrols in the area, spoke to residents and identified local problem as one linked to parking rather than criminal activity

Set: 2026-02-23

Reports of damage caused to an area of land off Market st by off road vehicles

Increased patrols in the area, liased with council ORB SPOC to do patrols and look at street furniture on footpath access to see if the council can put in place measures to prevent it being used as a cut through

Set: 2026-02-23

Vehicles acting in an ASB manner on the DVP icluding organised car meets. This is having an imapact on the local community

Organised a joint meeting with members of the local community, RPG, Council and 3 local NPTs that cover the DVP and Cortonwood. Discussed a range of options and tactics to target this and committed to joint operations over the coming weeks to target this issue

Set: 2026-03-16

Public events & surgeries

Hoyland PACT

2026-08-10 · Community Rooms Hoyland Library, High Croft, Hoyland

Community meeting involiving police and partners

Wombwell/Darfield PACT Meeting

2026-08-11 · The Loungue at Darfield Community Centre

Wombwell/Darfield PACT Meeting

Rural Crime Engagement Meeting

2026-08-20 · St John's Community Centre, Penistone

Rural Crime Engagement Meeting

Hoyland PACT

2026-10-05 · Community Rooms Hoyland Library, High Croft, Hoyland

Community Meeting involing police and partners

Wombwell/Darfield PACT Meeting

2026-10-15 · Wombwell Library, Station Rd

Wombwell/Darfield PACT Meeting

Hoyland PACT

2026-12-07 · Community Rooms Hoyland Library, High Croft, Hoyland

Community meeting involiving police and partners

Rural Crime Engagement Meeting

2026-12-08 · New Hall Farm Barnsley

Rural Crime Engagement Meeting

Wombwell/Darfield PACT Meeting

2026-12-14 · Wombwell Library, Station Rd

Wombwell/Darfield PACT Meeting

Event listings reflect the last data refresh — check the official team page before attending.

Official Barnsley South team page on South Yorkshire Police's site

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Source: data.police.uk API · Licensed under Open Government Licence v3.0 · Fetched 2026-07-13. BlueLineHub is independent and not affiliated with South Yorkshire Police.