Total Crime Rate

415.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 415.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 119.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 62.9 10/10
  • Other theft 62.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 50.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 44.0 10/10
  • Public order 37.7 10/10
  • Other crime 12.6 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 12.6 10/10
  • Burglary 6.3 6/10
  • Robbery 6.3 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Buttercross Drive area has the highest crime rate of 90 local areas in Darfield , and the 22nd 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 Buttercross Drive (S72 0HS) in the last 12 months was 415.1 per 1,000 residents and was 246.4% higher 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 176.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 86.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 50.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Buttercross Drive (S72 0HS), the main crime hotspot is near Middlecliffe Lane, with 3 recorded incidents. This location is within roughly 0.3 miles of the postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Buttercross Drive area

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Data Sources

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