Total Crime Rate

155.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 155.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 59.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 39.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 26.4 10/10
  • Public order 13.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.6 6/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Robbery 3.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Farm Way area has the 11th highest crime rate of 90 local areas in Darfield , and the 164th 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 Farm Way (S73 9AZ) in the last 12 months was 155.1 per 1,000 residents and was 29.5% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 75.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 21.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 95.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Farm Way (S73 9AZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Highfield Road, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Woodfield Close (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Farm Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bly Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Woodfield Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ridgway Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Ridgway Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Schofield Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Schofield Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Woodfield Close —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Inkerman Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Clarney Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Clarney Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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