Total Crime Rate

107.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

56.9 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 107.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 56.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.0 5/10
  • Drugs 10.0 8/10
  • Burglary 6.7 7/10
  • Public order 6.7 6/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 5/10
  • Robbery 3.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 32nd highest crime rate of 90 local areas in Darfield , and the 280th 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 9LW) in the last 12 months was 107.0 per 1,000 residents and was 2.9% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 56.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Snape Hill Road (S73 9LW), the main crime hotspot is near Garden Street. Police recorded 36 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Snape Hill Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Garden Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Edward Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Owram Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Woodfield Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Garden Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Garden Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Inkerman Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edward Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodfield Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Verona Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Verona Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences East Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs South View Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodfield Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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