Total Crime Rate

93.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

27.1 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 93.0 7/10
  • Violent crimes 27.1 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.3 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.5 9/10
  • Other theft 15.5 9/10
  • Burglary 7.8 8/10
  • Other crime 3.9 5/10
  • Public order 3.9 4/10
  • 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Kingsway area has the 21st highest crime rate of 94 local areas in Darton East , and the 343rd highest crime rate of 845 local areas in Barnsley .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Kingsway (S75 6EX) in the last 12 months was 93.0 per 1,000 residents and was 71.0% higher than the Darton East average (54.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 27.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 15.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kingsway (S75 6EX), the main crime hotspot is near Alder Close. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Kingsway area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grove Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bloomfield Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alder Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alder Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Alder Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fulford Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fulford Close —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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