Crime Rates at School Street, Darfield, Barnsley, S73 9HB

School Street area has the 10th highest crime rate of 90 local areas in Darfield , and the 95th highest crime rate of 845 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 School Street (S73 9HB) in the last 12 months was 205.4 per 1,000 residents and was 86.3% higher than the Darfield average (110.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 59.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 17.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 69.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around School Street (S73 9HB), 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 Garden Street (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.