Total Crime Rate

104.6 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 104.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 30.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.2 7/10
  • Other theft 10.2 8/10
  • Other crime 7.7 9/10
  • Burglary 5.1 6/10
  • Public order 5.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Summer Lane area has the 35th highest crime rate of 90 local areas in Darfield , and the 313th 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 Summer Lane (S73 8HD) in the last 12 months was 104.6 per 1,000 residents and was 12.7% lower 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 40.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 1.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Summer Lane (S73 8HD), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 76 crimes here, including 52 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Summer Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/41)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wells Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clarkes Croft Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Littlefield Lane —
Sep 2025Burglary Melville Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Snowden Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Snowden Terrace Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Orchard Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour High Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Collindridge Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Smith Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Clarkes Croft Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Clarkes Croft Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime George Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Thompson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs George Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A633 Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson George Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson George Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson George Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary George Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs New Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences New Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Marsh Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Kelvin Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pearson'S Field Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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