Total Crime Rate

38.0 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 38.0 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.7 3/10
  • Burglary 4.2 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.2 4/10
  • Drugs 4.2 5/10
  • Other crime 4.2 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.2 7/10
  • Public order 4.2 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Bentham Way area has the 33rd lowest crime rate of 92 local areas in Darton East , and the 173rd 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 Bentham Way (S75 5QA) in the last 12 months was 38.0 per 1,000 residents and was 33.0% 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -72.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 21.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -61.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bentham Way (S75 5QA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Alder Close, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Kingsway (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Bentham Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alder Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Kingsway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Princess Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Princess Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Princess Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lane Head Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Kingsway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cherry Hills Under investigation
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Data Sources

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