Crime Rates at West Street, Darfield, Barnsley, S73 9NF

West Street area has the 44th highest crime rate of 90 local areas in Darfield , and the 356th highest crime rate of 841 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 West Street (S73 9NF) in the last 12 months was 90.3 per 1,000 residents and was 24.6% lower than the Darfield average (119.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 36.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -42.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around West Street (S73 9NF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Garden Street, where police recorded 35 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Woodfield Close (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.