Total Crime Rate

245.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

82.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 245.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 82.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 80.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.0 8/10
  • Shoplifting 37.1 8/10
  • Public order 31.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.3 8/10
  • Other theft 11.4 8/10
  • Robbery 8.6 8/10
  • Burglary 5.7 6/10
  • Drugs 5.7 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.7 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
  • Theft from the person 2.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Rimington Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 90 local areas in Darfield , and the 63rd highest crime rate of 845 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 Rimington Road (S73 8DQ) in the last 12 months was 245.7 per 1,000 residents and was 122.8% higher than the Darfield average (110.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 82.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rimington Road (S73 8DQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Snowden Terrace, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Littlefield Lane (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Rimington Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lower York Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wells Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Princess Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences York Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences York Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Snowden Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Pearson'S Field Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hoyland Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wells Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

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