Total Crime Rate

26.4 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 26.4 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.8 4/10
  • Public order 5.3 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.6 1/10
  • Shoplifting 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Kings Road area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 90 local areas in Darfield , and the 88th lowest crime rate of 841 local areas in Barnsley .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Kings Road (S73 0DW) in the last 12 months was 26.4 per 1,000 residents and was 78.0% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 21.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 166.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kings Road (S73 0DW), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 77 crimes here, including 51 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Kings Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/33)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Thompson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Pearson'S Field Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pearson'S Field Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary George Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson George Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson George Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Smith Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs George Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Vehicle crime George Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour High Street —
Sep 2025Other theft Church Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gower Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Clarkes Croft Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Clarkes Croft Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clarkes Croft Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs New Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bow Royd Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bow Royd Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bow Royd —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences New Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Marsh Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Kelvin Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hoyland Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson George Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Hall Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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