Total Crime Rate

131.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

41.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 131.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 45.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 41.2 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 24.7 10/10
  • Public order 20.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.5 4/10
  • Other crime 4.1 6/10
  • Robbery 4.1 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Cowley Green area has the 21st highest crime rate of 90 local areas in Darfield , and the 209th 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 Cowley Green (S73 0LB) in the last 12 months was 131.7 per 1,000 residents and was 19.4% higher 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 41.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cowley Green (S73 0LB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Windmill Court, where police recorded 27 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Tunstall Close (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Cowley Green area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Burrows Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Burrows Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Windmill Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rutland Place —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Malsin Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson B6096 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bird Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Local resolution
Apr 2026Burglary Burrows Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burrows Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tunstall Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Burrows Grove Under investigation
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Data Sources

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