Total Crime Rate

325.7 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 325.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 128.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 68.6 9/10
  • Public order 31.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 25.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.9 9/10
  • Other theft 14.3 9/10
  • Drugs 8.6 8/10
  • Burglary 5.7 6/10
  • Robbery 5.7 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.7 5/10
  • Other crime 2.9 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
  • Theft from the person 2.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Barnsley Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 90 local areas in Darfield , and the 38th highest crime rate of 841 local areas in Barnsley .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Barnsley Road (S73 8DJ) in the last 12 months was 325.7 per 1,000 residents and was 171.8% higher than the Darfield average (119.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 45 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 108.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Barnsley Road (S73 8DJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Rectory Close, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Princess Street (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Barnsley Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary John Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bond Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Littlefield Lane —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mitchells Way —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cemetery Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cemetery Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lower York Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lower York Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rectory Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rectory Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rectory Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Littlefield Lane —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences John Street Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Wilson Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Princess Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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