Total Crime Rate

172.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 172.4 9/10
  • Burglary 43.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.5 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 25.9 10/10
  • Other crime 17.2 10/10
  • Other theft 17.2 9/10
  • Public order 17.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.6 6/10
  • Drugs 8.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Pickhills Avenue area has the 18th highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Dearne North , and the 135th highest crime rate of 841 local areas in Barnsley .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Pickhills Avenue (S63 9JE) in the last 12 months was 172.4 per 1,000 residents and was 33.8% higher than the Dearne North average (128.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 51.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -62.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -5.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pickhills Avenue (S63 9JE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Meltonfield, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near St Mary'S Road (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Pickhills Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kathleen Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kathleen Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime St Mary'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Mary'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Mary'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Mary'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shafton Gate Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kathleen Grove —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kathleen Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Kathleen Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Kathleen Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Kathleen Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Meltonfield Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Kathleen Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Kathleen Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Meltonfield Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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