Total Crime Rate

428.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

47.6 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 428.6 10/10
  • Other theft 185.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 68.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 58.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 47.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 42.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.8 7/10
  • Shoplifting 15.9 6/10
  • Other crime 10.6 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.3 8/10
  • Public order 5.3 5/10
  • Robbery 5.3 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Chapel Lane area has the highest crime rate of 90 local areas in Darfield , and the 16th 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 Chapel Lane (S72 0HZ) in the last 12 months was 428.6 per 1,000 residents and was 288.7% higher than the Darfield average (110.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 47.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chapel Lane (S72 0HZ), the main crime hotspot is near Billingley Green 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 Chapel Lane area

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Data Sources

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