Crap Towns / Darfield / Crime

How much crime is there in Darfield?

The police recorded 81.4 crimes per 1,000 people a year in Darfield from September 2023 to August 2026, 7% higher than the typical town's 76.2. The most common was violence and sexual offences, at 35.8. In the 12 months to August 2026 it was 76.8, down from 91.6 in the 12 months to August 2024.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
September 2023 to August 2024	91.6	78.6
September 2024 to August 2025	75.7	77.4
September 2025 to August 2026	76.8	73.7

**By type**
Crime	Here	Typical town
Violence and sexual offences	35.8	34.1
Criminal damage and arson	11.4	7.0
Burglary	7.5	3.1
Public order	5.6	6.6
Vehicle crime	5.3	3.8
Other theft	4.3	5.4
Other crime	4.2	2.0
Shoplifting	2.9	7.1
Drugs	2.4	2.4
Possession of weapons	1.2	0.8
Robbery	0.7	0.6
Bicycle theft	0.1	0.5
Theft from the person	0.1	0.4

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Crimes per 1,000 people a year
Barnsley	6.3 km	145
Goldthorpe	4.6 km	132
Worsbrough	5.8 km	113
Grimethorpe	4.4 km	107
Thurnscoe	4.7 km	101
Hoyland	5.6 km	89.5
Wath upon Dearne	4.7 km	87.6
Darfield	–	81.4
Wombwell	2.2 km	79.3
Cudworth and Shafton	5.9 km	76.3
Bolton upon Dearne	4.5 km	72.6
The typical town	–	76.2