Total Crime Rate

74.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 74.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.6 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.8 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.8 8/10
  • Other crime 7.9 9/10
  • Burglary 3.9 4/10
  • Public order 3.9 4/10
  • Robbery 3.9 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

New Street area has the 28th highest crime rate of 92 local areas in Darton East , and the 418th 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 New Street (S75 6EL) in the last 12 months was 74.8 per 1,000 residents and was 32.0% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 35.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around New Street (S75 6EL), the main crime hotspot is near Withens Court. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in New Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Withens Court Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Towngate Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Withens Court Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Withens Court Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Withens Court Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Withens Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Valley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson The Views Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Towngate
Sep 2025Vehicle crime The Views Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wellgate Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Views Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Croft Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Views Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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