Total Crime Rate
97.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
55.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Bartholomew 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.
View Crime In Wombwell| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bradley Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Summer Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Colewell Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Myrtle Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Wooley Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Newsome Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Newsome Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Newsome Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Saunders Row | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Summer Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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