Total Crime Rate
36.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Elstead Close area has the 31st lowest crime rate of 92 local areas in Darton East , and the 157th lowest 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 Elstead Close (S75 1NB) in the last 12 months was 36.4 per 1,000 residents and was 35.8% lower than the Darton East average (56.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 12.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 3.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Elstead Close (S75 1NB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cawthorne Road, where police recorded 9 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Barugh Lane (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Darton East| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Longley Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Longley Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Cawthorne Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sports/Recreation Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Nicholson Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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