Total Crime Rate

129.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 129.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 46.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.9 8/10
  • Burglary 15.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.5 9/10
  • Other crime 15.5 10/10
  • Public order 10.4 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Wath Road area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 90 local areas in Darfield , and the 228th highest crime rate of 841 local areas in Barnsley .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wath Road (S73 0SG) in the last 12 months was 129.5 per 1,000 residents and was 8.1% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -54.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 57.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wath Road (S73 0SG), the main crime hotspot is near Reginald Road. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wath Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Avon Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Conway Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Everill Gate Lane Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Everill Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ewden Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Broomhead Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Junction Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Reginald Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Reginald Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Everill Gate Lane Action to be taken by another organisation
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Data Sources

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