Total Crime Rate

175.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 175.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 53.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 34.2 10/10
  • Other crime 24.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.5 7/10
  • Burglary 14.6 9/10
  • Other theft 9.8 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 9.8 10/10
  • Public order 9.8 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Grove Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 92 local areas in Darton East , and the 132nd 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 Grove Road (S75 6HF) in the last 12 months was 175.6 per 1,000 residents and was 209.9% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -77.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 73.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -48.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 28.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Grove Road (S75 6HF), 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 Grove Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alder Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Princess Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Valley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Withens Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Withens Court Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Withens Court Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Withens Court Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Withens Court Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Darton Lane —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Princess Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Princess Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Croft Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lane Head Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Kingsway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Kingsway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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