Total Crime Rate

64.1 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

35.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 64.1 6/10
  • Violent crimes 35.6 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.5 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.7 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.7 7/10
  • Burglary 3.6 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.6 5/10
  • Public order 3.6 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Darfield Road area has the 24th lowest crime rate of 61 local areas in Cudworth , and the 353rd lowest crime rate of 845 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 Darfield Road (S72 8HG) in the last 12 months was 64.1 per 1,000 residents and was 31.8% lower than the Cudworth average (94.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -11.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 35.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 33.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Darfield Road (S72 8HG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Birkwood Avenue, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near West View (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Darfield Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hild Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Belmont Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Birkwood Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Belmont Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Belmont Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Birkwood Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Meadowland Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meadowland Rise Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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