Total Crime Rate

113.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

53.6 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 113.6 8/10
  • Violent crimes 53.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 41.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.5 7/10
  • Public order 9.5 7/10
  • Other theft 6.3 6/10
  • Other crime 3.2 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Snape Hill Road area has the 30th highest crime rate of 90 local areas in Darfield , and the 257th highest crime rate of 845 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 Snape Hill Road (S73 9JU) in the last 12 months was 113.6 per 1,000 residents and was 3.0% higher 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -12.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 53.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Snape Hill Road (S73 9JU), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Snape Hill Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Edward Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nanny Marr Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Coronation Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences School Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Garden Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Garden Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Thomas Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Garden Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences East Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thomas Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Thomas Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Thomas Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thomas Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thomas Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thomas Street
Apr 2026Drugs South View Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thomas Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edward Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Nanny Marr Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Nanny Marr Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Nanny Marr Crescent Under investigation

Data Sources

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