Crime Rates at High Close, Darton, Barnsley, S75 5RD

High Close area has the 40th lowest crime rate of 94 local areas in Darton East , and the 196th 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 High Close (S75 5RD) in the last 12 months was 40.5 per 1,000 residents and was 25.6% 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 16.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Close (S75 5RD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bretton Close, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wentworth Road (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.