Total Crime Rate
60.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
28.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Saltersbrook Road area has the 24th lowest crime rate of 90 local areas in Darfield , and the 327th 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 Saltersbrook Road (S73 9AS) in the last 12 months was 60.7 per 1,000 residents and was 44.9% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 28.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Saltersbrook Road (S73 9AS), 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 Nanny Marr Close (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Darfield| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | East Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Nanny Marr Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Farm Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Coronation Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Highfield Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | High View Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Highfield Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nanny Marr Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Illsley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Nanny Marr Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Highfield Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Highfield Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Nanny Marr Crescent | Under investigation |
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