Total Crime Rate

44.1 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

16.2 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 44.1 4/10
  • Violent crimes 16.2 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.6 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.6 4/10
  • Drugs 2.3 1/10
  • Other crime 2.3 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.3 1/10
  • Public order 2.3 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Pearson Crescent area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 90 local areas in Darfield , and the 228th lowest crime rate of 845 local areas in Barnsley .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Pearson Crescent (S73 8SE) in the last 12 months was 44.1 per 1,000 residents and was 60.0% lower than the Darfield average (110.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -44.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 16.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pearson Crescent (S73 8SE), the main crime hotspot is near Neville Close. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Pearson Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mill Hill Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Neville Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holgate Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Wortley Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wortley Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mill Hill Local resolution
Apr 2026Public order Wilson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Mill Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Neville Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Simons Way —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Neville Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Neville Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Neville Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Neville Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Neville Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Simons Way Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pearson Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Wortley Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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