Total Crime Rate
289.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Neville Court area has the 7th highest crime rate of 90 local areas in Darfield , and the 46th highest crime rate of 841 local areas in Barnsley .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Neville Court (S73 8RS) in the last 12 months was 289.4 per 1,000 residents and was 141.5% higher 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 39 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 500.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 41 (≈ 174.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 192.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Neville Court (S73 8RS), the main crime hotspot is near Neville Close. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Darfield| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Willow Garth | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wortley Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Aldham House Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Pearson Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pearson Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pearson Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Holgate | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Holgate | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Neville Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Neville Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Neville Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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