Total Crime Rate

145.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

61.8 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 145.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 61.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.2 9/10
  • Public order 14.6 9/10
  • Other crime 10.9 10/10
  • Drugs 7.3 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.3 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.6 5/10
  • Burglary 3.6 4/10
  • Other theft 3.6 3/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Lower High Royds area has the 10th highest crime rate of 94 local areas in Darton East , and the 174th highest crime rate of 845 local areas in Barnsley .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lower High Royds (S75 5FD) in the last 12 months was 145.5 per 1,000 residents and was 167.3% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 61.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 5.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lower High Royds (S75 5FD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Kingsway, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Oaks Wood Drive (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Lower High Royds area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pye Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fulford Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oaks Wood Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fulford Close —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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