Total Crime Rate

179.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 179.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 74.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 30.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 30.7 10/10
  • Public order 21.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.8 6/10
  • Other theft 8.8 7/10
  • Drugs 4.4 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
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

The Meadows area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 92 local areas in Darton East , and the 123rd highest crime rate of 841 local areas in Barnsley .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Meadows (S75 1QL) in the last 12 months was 179.8 per 1,000 residents and was 217.3% higher than the Darton East average (56.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( 54.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 96.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 57.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Meadows (S75 1QL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near The Meadows, where police recorded 7 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near St Austell Drive (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in The Meadows area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Longley Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Longley Close —
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Data Sources

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