Total Crime Rate

134.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 134.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 75.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.3 9/10
  • Other crime 13.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.5 4/10
  • Drugs 6.5 7/10
  • Other theft 6.5 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 4/10
  • Public order 3.3 2/10
  • Theft from the person 3.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Brookhill Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 92 local areas in Darton East , and the 219th 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 Brookhill Road (S75 5EL) in the last 12 months was 134.0 per 1,000 residents and was 136.4% 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 81.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 77.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brookhill Road (S75 5EL), 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 Brookhill Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
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
Sep 2025Other theft Ballfield Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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