Crime Rates at East Street, Darfield, Barnsley, S73 9AE

East Street area has the 38th lowest crime rate of 90 local areas in Darfield , and the 419th 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 East Street (S73 9AE) in the last 12 months was 76.3 per 1,000 residents and was 30.8% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 45.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around East Street (S73 9AE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Nanny Marr Crescent, where police recorded 37 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Garden Street (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.