Total Crime Rate

84.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

54.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 84.3 7/10
  • Violent crimes 54.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 51.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.1 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.0 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.0 5/10
  • Other theft 3.0 2/10
  • Public order 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Ridgway Avenue area has the 45th lowest crime rate of 90 local areas in Darfield , and the 385th highest crime rate of 845 local areas in Barnsley .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ridgway Avenue (S73 9DU) in the last 12 months was 84.3 per 1,000 residents and was 23.5% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 54.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ridgway Avenue (S73 9DU), the main crime hotspot is near Woodfield Close. Police recorded 20 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ridgway Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ridgway Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Farm Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Ridgway Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Rose Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Woodfield Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Saltersbrook Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clarney Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clarney Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Clarney Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodfield Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodfield Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Bellbrooke Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Highfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barnsley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barnsley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Highfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Highfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Highfield Road —
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Data Sources

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