Total Crime Rate

18.5 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

13.2 per 1,000 3/10 · 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 18.5 2/10
  • Violent crimes 13.2 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.6 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.6 1/10
  • Public order 2.6 1/10
  • Shoplifting 2.6 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Kings Road area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 90 local areas in Darfield , and the 57th lowest crime rate of 845 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 0JF) in the last 12 months was 18.5 per 1,000 residents and was 83.2% lower than the Darfield average (110.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 13.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 12.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kings Road (S73 0JF), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 77 crimes here, including 48 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 (26/26)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Roebuck Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wentworth View Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences George Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences George Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hall Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Roebuck Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Gower Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Wentworth View Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Collindridge Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Collindridge Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Smith Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Collindridge Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Saffron Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hoyland Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jardine Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gower Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gower Street —
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Data Sources

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