Darton Crime Rate June 2025 | Monthly Statistics

For every 1,000 residents in Darton, 4.2 crimes were recorded in June 2025 — 48.1% below the UK average of 8.1 per 1,000. This translates to a daily risk of approximately 2 crimes per 16,200 residents, a figure that puts Darton among the safest built-up areas in the UK. The most common crimes were violence and sexual offences (36.8% of total), followed by anti-social behaviour (25.0%) and criminal damage (10.3%). While violence and sexual offences in Darton (1.5 per 1,000) were 48% below the UK average, the area's relatively low levels of shoplifting (84% below the UK average) suggest a lower prevalence of retail-focused crime compared to more tourist-heavy regions. June, with its longer days and early summer tourism, may have influenced patterns — though no direct correlation between seasonal activity and crime rates was evident in this month's data. The balance between property and violent crime shifted slightly, with violent crimes making up 36.8% of the total, compared to property crimes (29.4%) in the previous month. This shift could reflect changing local dynamics, though no definitive causal link is apparent from the data alone.

June 2025 saw a 100% increase in possession of weapons offences, rising from 1 to 2 incidents. This sharp rise, though still below the UK average (0.1 per 1,000), may warrant closer attention. Vehicle crime also doubled from 2 to 4, a 100% increase that could be linked to increased summer travel or parking activity. In contrast, public order offences fell by 62.5% (8 to 3), and shoplifting dropped by 50% (2 to 1), reflecting seasonal shifts in behaviour. Anti-social behaviour increased by 13.3% (15 to 17), though it remains 23% below the UK average of 1.4 per 1,000. The area's violent crime rate (1.5 per 1,000) is 48% below the UK average, a gap that contrasts with the slight 7% increase in burglary rates compared to the UK average (0.3 vs 0.3 per 1,000). For residents, the most immediate takeaway is the 84% reduction in shoplifting compared to the UK average — a figure that may suggest Darton's retail environment is less targeted than in other parts of the country.

Darton's crime rate in June 2025 (4.2 per 1,000) marked a 21.8% decrease from the previous month's 5.4 per 1,000. Over the course of the month, this translated to one reported crime for every 238 residents — a monthly exposure rate that is significantly lower than many similar-sized built-up areas. Daily, the area experienced roughly 2 crimes per 16,200 residents, a figure that would equate to a 1-in-1,000 chance of being involved in a crime every 3.5 days. Compared to the UK average, Darton's residents face a risk that is nearly half as high, with the gap most pronounced in property crimes (shoplifting is 84% below the UK average). The previous month's rate (5.4) suggests a downward trend that continued into June, though no clear pattern in the monthly fluctuations has emerged. For context, this means that a resident in Darton is more than twice as likely to avoid crime in a given month than the average UK resident, a difference that underscores the area's relatively low crime profile despite its built-up nature within Barnsley.