Crime Rate in Darton West, ward

Darton West has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 21 wards in Barnsley district and the 2952nd lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (Yorkshire and The Humber), it has the 97th lowest crime rate of 410 wards.

The overall crime rate in Darton West in the last 12 months was 54.0 per 1,000 residents and was 52.0% lower than the Barnsley district average (112.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Darton West’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 263 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 333 (≈ 26.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Darton West ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Oakwood Square. Police recorded 36 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.