Total Crime Rate

115.5 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 115.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 63.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 34.1 10/10
  • Other theft 5.3 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.6 1/10
  • Burglary 2.6 1/10
  • Drugs 2.6 2/10
  • Public order 2.6 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

New Road area has the 13th highest crime rate of 92 local areas in Darton East , and the 281st highest 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 Road (S75 6ER) in the last 12 months was 115.5 per 1,000 residents and was 103.8% 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 550.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 65.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 56.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around New Road (S75 6ER), 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 Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Princess Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alder Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Withens Court Awaiting court outcome
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 2025Public order Kingsway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime 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 2025Violence and sexual offences Valley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lane Head Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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