Darfield & Great Houghton
Middle areaEast Barnsley. 10,781 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 21 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 100% of people in Darfield & Great Houghton live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Darfield & Great Houghton
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Darfield & Great Houghton at a rate of 100.6 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 107.1 per 1,000 people across Barnsley.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 381 |
| Other crime | 180 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 148 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 143 |
| Vehicle crime | 87 |
| Burglary | 82 |
| Drug offences | 28 |
| Shoplifting | 26 |
| Robbery | 9 |
| Theft from the person | 1 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Darfield & Great Houghton compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Darfield & Great Houghton safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Darfield & Great Houghton at a rate of 100.6 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 107.1 per 1,000 people across Barnsley.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 117 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Darfield & Great Houghton.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (381), other crime (180) and anti-social behaviour (148).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Barnsley
These figures are published for the whole of Barnsley, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Barnsley and not Darfield & Great Houghton alone. See Barnsley
Darfield & Great Houghton in brief
The median price paid for a home in Darfield & Great Houghton was £160,000 in 2025.
Darfield & Great Houghton had 10,691 usual residents at the census.
About 100% of people in Darfield & Great Houghton live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Darfield & Great Houghton, 85.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.