Total Crime Rate

148.3 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 148.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 55.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 27.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.2 9/10
  • Other crime 6.9 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.9 9/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Public order 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Mellor Road area has the 13th highest crime rate of 90 local areas in Darfield , and the 178th 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 Mellor Road (S73 0JH) in the last 12 months was 148.3 per 1,000 residents and was 23.7% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 166.7% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 65.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -6.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mellor Road (S73 0JH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Collindridge Road, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hall Street (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Mellor Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson George Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson George Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Kelvin Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Church Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime George Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs George Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson George Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary George Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hoyland Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Hall Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Collindridge Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wentworth View —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Thompson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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