Crime Rates at Bly Road, Darfield, Barnsley, S73 9DW

Bly Road area has the 29th highest crime rate of 90 local areas in Darfield , and the 244th highest crime rate of 845 local areas in Barnsley .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bly Road (S73 9DW) in the last 12 months was 117.9 per 1,000 residents and was 6.9% higher than the Darfield average (110.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 46.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bly Road (S73 9DW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Barnsley Road, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bellbrooke Avenue (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.