Total Crime Rate

123.5 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 123.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 51.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.1 8/10
  • Burglary 9.0 8/10
  • Drugs 9.0 8/10
  • Other theft 6.0 6/10
  • Public order 6.0 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.0 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Ridgway Avenue area has the 25th highest crime rate of 90 local areas in Darfield , and the 253rd highest crime rate of 841 local areas in Barnsley .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ridgway Avenue (S73 9DU) in the last 12 months was 123.5 per 1,000 residents and was 3.1% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 60.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 10.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ridgway Avenue (S73 9DU), 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 Ridgway Avenue area

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

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