Total Crime Rate
128.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Dark Lane area has the 11th highest crime rate of 92 local areas in Darton East , and the 235th highest crime rate of 841 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 6RZ) in the last 12 months was 128.0 per 1,000 residents and was 125.8% higher than the Darton East average (56.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 71.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Dark Lane (S70 6RZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Needlewood, where police recorded 4 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.
View Crime In Darton East| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | School Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Assembly Way | Under investigation |
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