Total Crime Rate

119.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 119.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 44.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.9 5/10
  • Burglary 10.0 8/10
  • Other crime 10.0 9/10
  • Public order 10.0 7/10
  • Other theft 5.0 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Simons Way area has the 28th highest crime rate of 90 local areas in Darfield , and the 271st highest crime rate of 841 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 Simons Way (S73 8SW) in the last 12 months was 119.4 per 1,000 residents and was 0.4% lower than the Darfield average (119.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 29.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -68.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 197.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Simons Way (S73 8SW), the main crime hotspot is near Pearson Crescent. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Simons Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Holgate —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holgate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Old Farm Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Old Farm Lane —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Pearson Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pearson Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pearson Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wortley Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Neville Court Under investigation
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Data Sources

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