Total Crime Rate

100.8 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 100.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.0 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.4 9/10
  • Other theft 11.6 8/10
  • Burglary 7.8 7/10
  • Other crime 7.8 9/10
  • Public order 3.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
  • 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

Kingsway area has the 18th highest crime rate of 92 local areas in Darton East , and the 323rd highest crime rate of 841 local areas in Barnsley .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Kingsway (S75 6EX) in the last 12 months was 100.8 per 1,000 residents and was 77.8% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 166.7% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 34.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 125.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 48.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kingsway (S75 6EX), 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 Kingsway area

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

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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