Total Crime Rate

65.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

29.2 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 65.7 6/10
  • Violent crimes 29.2 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.2 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.6 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Dearne Close area has the 26th lowest crime rate of 90 local areas in Darfield , and the 363rd lowest crime rate of 845 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 Dearne Close (S73 0ST) in the last 12 months was 65.7 per 1,000 residents and was 40.4% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 4 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 29.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -87.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dearne Close (S73 0ST), the main crime hotspot is near Eastwell Grove. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Dearne Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Garden Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Garden Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Eastwell Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Eastwell Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bierlow Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bierlow Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Badsworth Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bierlow Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Garden Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Other theft Garden Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brendon Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grantley Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grantley Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Garden Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Spring Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

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