Total Crime Rate

70.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

0.0 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 70.6 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 39.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.8 8/10
  • Burglary 3.9 4/10
  • Violent crimes 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 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

Highgate area has the 33rd lowest crime rate of 90 local areas in Darfield , and the 389th 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 Highgate (S73 0FH) in the last 12 months was 70.6 per 1,000 residents and was 36.0% lower than the Darfield average (110.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 42.9% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

In the area around Highgate (S73 0FH), the main crime hotspot is near Everill Gate Lane, with 8 recorded incidents. This location is within roughly 0.3 miles of the postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Highgate area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (1/1)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Everill Gate Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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