Police.uk has been updated (29-4-2020 for March 2020) with crime information but due to the current situation the crime maps are not available.
As many of you are aware, I publish a breakdown of burglary information based on the regions of Barnsley. Unfortunately, this is not available but I have the general information which can be seen below.
What is shocking is that in a period of isolation 2399 criminal offences took place in March 2020
| Crime type | Crimes |
| Anti-social behaviour | 425 |
| Bicycle theft | 7 |
| Burglary | 186 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 236 |
| Drugs | 64 |
| Other crime | 63 |
| Other theft | 151 |
| Possession of weapons | 17 |
| Public order | 202 |
| Robbery | 16 |
| Shoplifting | 91 |
| Theft from the person | 16 |
| Vehicle crime | 160 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 765 |
Looking at burglary only:
March 2020-186
March 2019-194
March 2016-89
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