Total Crime Rate

65.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

8.2 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 65.8 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.4 6/10
  • Violent crimes 8.2 2/10
  • Other theft 8.2 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.2 7/10
  • Burglary 4.1 5/10
  • Public order 4.1 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 4.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Barnsdale Avenue area has the 73rd lowest crime rate of 159 local areas in Beighton , and the 819th lowest crime rate of 1,697 local areas in Sheffield .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Barnsdale Avenue (S20 6RD) in the last 12 months was 65.8 per 1,000 residents and was 37.6% lower than the Beighton average (105.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 8.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Barnsdale Avenue (S20 6RD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cotleigh Gardens, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Spring Water Avenue (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Barnsdale Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grassdale View —
Apr 2026Other theft Moorthorpe Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Spring Water Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kingswood Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cotleigh Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Cotleigh Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Darfield Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Darfield Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Moorthorpe Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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