Total Crime Rate

13.4 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

5.4 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 13.4 1/10
  • Violent crimes 5.4 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.4 4/10
  • Burglary 2.7 2/10
  • Public order 2.7 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 2.7 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Samuel Square area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 94 local areas in Darton East , and the 28th lowest crime rate of 845 local areas in Barnsley .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Samuel Square (S75 2NX) in the last 12 months was 13.4 per 1,000 residents and was 75.4% lower than the Darton East average (54.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 5.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -81.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Samuel Square (S75 2NX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Treelands, where police recorded 84 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Vaughan Road (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Samuel Square area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ripley Grove —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Treelands Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Hambleton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Treelands Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Treelands Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Treelands Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Vaughan Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Limesway Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Treelands Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Treelands Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Treelands Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ripley Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Vernon Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Treelands Under investigation
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Data Sources

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