Total Crime Rate

114.6 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 114.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 47.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.8 8/10
  • Burglary 11.9 9/10
  • Other theft 11.9 8/10
  • Other crime 7.9 9/10
  • Public order 7.9 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.0 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.0 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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
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

Main Street area has the 30th highest crime rate of 90 local areas in Darfield , and the 284th 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 Main Street (S73 8JT) in the last 12 months was 114.6 per 1,000 residents and was 4.3% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 55.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Main Street (S73 8JT), the main crime hotspot is near Princess Street. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Main Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences John Street Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary John Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lower York Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lower York Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Princess Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bond Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Western Terrace —
Sep 2025Public order Wilson Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wooley Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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