Total Crime Rate

97.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

55.9 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 97.8 8/10
  • Violent crimes 55.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 47.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.2 6/10
  • Other crime 11.2 10/10
  • Other theft 8.4 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.6 4/10
  • Drugs 2.8 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Bartholomew Street area has the 39th highest crime rate of 90 local areas in Darfield , and the 322nd 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 Bartholomew Street (S73 8LB) in the last 12 months was 97.8 per 1,000 residents and was 11.3% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 21.4% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 55.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 17.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bartholomew Street (S73 8LB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near West Street, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Summer Lane (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Bartholomew Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bradley Avenue
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Summer Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Colewell Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Myrtle Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wooley Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Newsome Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newsome Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newsome Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Saunders Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Summer Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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