Total Crime Rate

402.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

157.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 402.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 157.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 100.6 10/10
  • Other theft 75.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 62.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 50.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 44.0 10/10
  • Public order 44.0 10/10
  • Burglary 12.6 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 12.6 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Buttercross Drive area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 90 local areas in Darfield , and the 19th 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 Buttercross Drive (S72 0HS) in the last 12 months was 402.5 per 1,000 residents and was 265.1% higher than the Darfield average (110.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -36.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 157.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -3.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Buttercross Drive (S72 0HS), the main crime hotspot is near Middlecliffe Lane. Police recorded 3 crimes here, including 1 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Buttercross Drive area

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