Total Crime Rate

141.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

65.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 141.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 65.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 61.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 36.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.2 7/10
  • Other crime 14.6 10/10
  • Other theft 3.6 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.6 6/10
  • Shoplifting 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Rutland Place area has the 18th highest crime rate of 90 local areas in Darfield , and the 187th highest crime rate of 845 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 Rutland Place (S73 8PE) in the last 12 months was 141.8 per 1,000 residents and was 28.6% higher 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 Other theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 65.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rutland Place (S73 8PE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Windmill Court, where police recorded 27 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near West Street (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Rutland Place area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bird Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Windmill Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Burrows Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burrows Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Burrows Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Burrows Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rutland Place
Apr 2026Burglary Burrows Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bradley Avenue
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Summer Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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