Total Crime Rate

146.3 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 146.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 74.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 31.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.3 8/10
  • Burglary 8.0 8/10
  • Other theft 5.3 5/10
  • Public order 5.3 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.3 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Wright Crescent area has the 14th highest crime rate of 90 local areas in Darfield , and the 182nd highest crime rate of 841 local areas in Barnsley .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wright Crescent (S73 0ES) in the last 12 months was 146.3 per 1,000 residents and was 22.1% 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 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 82.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -11.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wright Crescent (S73 0ES), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Rectory Close, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wright Crescent (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Wright Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rectory Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wooley Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wentworth View —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wells Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Thompson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rectory Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rectory Close —
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Data Sources

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