Total Crime Rate

97.7 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 97.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.8 7/10
  • Other crime 7.5 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.5 9/10
  • Public order 7.5 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.8 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.8 3/10
  • Other theft 3.8 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.8 4/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Low Croft area has the 39th highest crime rate of 90 local areas in Darfield , and the 332nd highest crime rate of 841 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 Low Croft (S73 0DX) in the last 12 months was 97.7 per 1,000 residents and was 18.4% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 56.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 36.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Low Croft (S73 0DX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Station Road, where police recorded 8 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cotterdale Gardens (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Low Croft area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Station Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Station Road —
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Data Sources

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