Total Crime Rate

141.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 141.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 48.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 31.1 9/10
  • Other theft 24.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.8 8/10
  • Burglary 6.9 7/10
  • Other crime 6.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.9 6/10
  • Robbery 3.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Upperwood Road area has the 19th highest crime rate of 90 local areas in Darfield , and the 199th highest crime rate of 841 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 Upperwood Road (S73 9QJ) in the last 12 months was 141.9 per 1,000 residents and was 18.4% higher 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -63.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 51.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Upperwood Road (S73 9QJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Primrose Avenue, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Snape Hill Road (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Upperwood Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Milano Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bole Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Primrose Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Clarney Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Venetian Crescent —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Venetian Crescent —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Verona Rise —
Sep 2025Drugs Bole Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Venetian Crescent —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Clarney Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Inkerman Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Reed Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Owram Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Owram Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Primrose Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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