Total Crime Rate

151.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 151.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 66.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 38.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.2 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.7 7/10
  • Other crime 6.4 8/10
  • Public order 4.3 4/10
  • Drugs 2.1 1/10
  • Other theft 2.1 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Bittern Croft area has the 12th highest crime rate of 90 local areas in Darfield , and the 169th 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 Bittern Croft (S73 0UP) in the last 12 months was 151.7 per 1,000 residents and was 26.6% higher than the Darfield average (119.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 25.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bittern Croft (S73 0UP), the main crime hotspot is near Derwent Way. Police recorded 29 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 Bittern Croft area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Redshank Place —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Redshank Place —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bittern Croft Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Wath Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Derwent Way —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Derwent Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Derwent Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order A6195 Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wath Road —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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