Crap Towns / Darton / Crime

How much crime is there in Darton?

The police recorded 51.4 crimes per 1,000 people a year in Darton from September 2023 to August 2026, 33% lower than the typical town's 76.2. The most common was violence and sexual offences, at 24.4. In the 12 months to August 2026 it was 48.4, down from 56.3 in the 12 months to August 2024.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
September 2023 to August 2024	56.3	78.6
September 2024 to August 2025	49.7	77.4
September 2025 to August 2026	48.4	73.7

**By type**
Crime	Here	Typical town
Violence and sexual offences	24.4	34.1
Criminal damage and arson	5.2	7.0
Public order	4.8	6.6
Burglary	3.7	3.1
Other theft	3.5	5.4
Vehicle crime	3.3	3.8
Other crime	2.8	2.0
Shoplifting	1.7	7.1
Drugs	0.8	2.4
Robbery	0.6	0.6
Possession of weapons	0.5	0.8
Theft from the person	0.1	0.4
Bicycle theft	less than 0.1	0.5

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Crimes per 1,000 people a year
Barnsley	4.6 km	145
Worsbrough	7.1 km	113
Grimethorpe	9.1 km	107
Horbury	8.3 km	86.1
Royston	4.3 km	83.8
Cudworth and Shafton	6.7 km	76.3
Havercroft and Ryhill	7.9 km	74.2
Dodworth	4.9 km	60.1
Crigglestone and Durkar	6.2 km	59.1
Darton	–	51.4
Barugh Green and Redbrook	2.6 km	47.5
The typical town	–	76.2