Total Crime Rate

52.5 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 52.5 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.5 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.0 5/10
  • Public order 7.5 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.0 5/10
  • Other crime 2.5 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
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

Ballfield Lane area has the 40th highest crime rate of 92 local areas in Darton East , and the 285th 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 Ballfield Lane (S75 5EF) in the last 12 months was 52.5 per 1,000 residents and was 7.4% lower 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -21.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 35.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ballfield Lane (S75 5EF), the main crime hotspot is near Oakwood Square. Police recorded 36 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ballfield Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Ballfield Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Windsor Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Oakwood Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Oakwood Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oakwood Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oakwood Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Oakwood Square Under investigation
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Data Sources

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