Total Crime Rate

85.3 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 85.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 47.8 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.8 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.8 5/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Other theft 3.4 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.4 5/10
  • Public order 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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 45th lowest crime rate of 90 local areas in Darfield , and the 377th highest crime rate of 841 local areas in Barnsley .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Rotherham Road (S72 0DF) in the last 12 months was 85.3 per 1,000 residents and was 28.8% lower than the Darfield average (119.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other theft ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 54.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rotherham Road (S72 0DF), the main crime hotspot is near Sandhill Mews. Police recorded 15 crimes here, including 9 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 (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sandhill Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sandhill Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences New Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Byron Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sandhill Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sandhill Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Sandhill Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Sandhill Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Cross Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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