Crime Rates at Dark Lane, Barnsley, S70 6RE

Dark Lane area has the 11th highest crime rate of 94 local areas in Darton East , and the 198th highest crime rate of 845 local areas in Barnsley .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Dark Lane (S70 6RE) in the last 12 months was 137.4 per 1,000 residents and was 152.6% higher than the Darton East average (54.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 80.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 41.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dark Lane (S70 6RE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near School Gardens, where police recorded 6 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near College Fields (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.