Crime Rates at Roman Road, Darton, Barnsley, S75 5DE

Roman Road area has the 36th lowest crime rate of 94 local areas in Darton East , and the 181st lowest crime rate of 845 local areas in Barnsley .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Roman Road (S75 5DE) in the last 12 months was 38.7 per 1,000 residents and was 28.8% lower 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 24.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Roman Road (S75 5DE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lynton Court, where police recorded 7 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Roman Road (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.