Total Crime Rate

95.1 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 95.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.2 8/10
  • Other theft 7.0 6/10
  • Public order 7.0 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.5 3/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Hough Lane area has the 41st highest crime rate of 90 local areas in Darfield , and the 341st 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 Hough Lane (S73 0LP) in the last 12 months was 95.1 per 1,000 residents and was 20.7% lower 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 52.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hough Lane (S73 0LP), the main crime hotspot is near Bird Avenue. Police recorded 15 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hough Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Copeland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rutland Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Rutland Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Malsin Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bird Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bird Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stubbs Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Tunstall Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Copeland Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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