Total Crime Rate

89.1 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

49.5 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 89.1 7/10
  • Violent crimes 49.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.2 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.9 7/10
  • Public order 9.9 7/10
  • Drugs 6.6 7/10
  • Other theft 6.6 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
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

Blythe Street area has the 44th highest crime rate of 90 local areas in Darfield , and the 367th highest 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 Blythe Street (S73 8HX) in the last 12 months was 89.1 per 1,000 residents and was 19.2% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 49.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Blythe Street (S73 8HX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Snowden Terrace, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Myrtle Road (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Blythe Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences York Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Pearson'S Field Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wells Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Princess Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lower York Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Snowden Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Myrtle Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wells Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences York Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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