Total Crime Rate

80.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

43.5 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 80.8 7/10
  • Violent crimes 43.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.3 5/10
  • Drugs 6.2 6/10
  • Other crime 6.2 8/10
  • Other theft 6.2 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.2 6/10
  • Burglary 3.1 3/10
  • Robbery 3.1 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

West Road area has the 27th highest crime rate of 94 local areas in Darton East , and the 403rd highest crime rate of 845 local areas in Barnsley .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around West Road (S75 2DR) in the last 12 months was 80.8 per 1,000 residents and was 48.4% higher than the Darton East average (54.4 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 Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 43.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -83.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around West Road (S75 2DR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cresswell Street, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Winter Terrace (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in West Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Hambleton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Glendale Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order May Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary St Hilda Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Vernon Way —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Vernon Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Limesway Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Greaves Fold Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Winter Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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