Total Crime Rate

96.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 96.0 7/10
  • Burglary 20.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.0 7/10
  • Shoplifting 16.0 6/10
  • Other theft 12.0 8/10
  • Other crime 8.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.0 2/10
  • Drugs 4.0 5/10
  • Public order 4.0 4/10
  • Robbery 4.0 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.0 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Rotherham Road area has the 40th highest crime rate of 90 local areas in Darfield , and the 337th highest crime rate of 841 local areas in Barnsley .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Rotherham Road (S72 0BW) in the last 12 months was 96.0 per 1,000 residents and was 19.9% lower than the Darfield average (119.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -77.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 16.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -71.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rotherham Road (S72 0BW), the main crime hotspot is near Normandale Road. Police recorded 13 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Rotherham Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Manor Fields Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order High Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Old Crown Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Cross Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Manor Fields Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences New Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Byron Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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