Total Crime Rate
103.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
72.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Roebuck Street area has the 35th highest crime rate of 90 local areas in Darfield , and the 293rd highest crime rate of 845 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 Roebuck Street (S73 0JS) in the last 12 months was 103.5 per 1,000 residents and was 6.2% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 72.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 7.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Roebuck Street (S73 0JS), 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.
View Crime In Wombwell| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Lundhill Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Wentworth View | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wentworth View | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Collindridge Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Collindridge Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Collindridge Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Gower Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Roebuck Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Jardine Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wentworth View | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Gower Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Saffron Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hall Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Gower Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Roebuck Street | Under investigation |
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