Total Crime Rate

42.1 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 42.1 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.1 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.5 5/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Public order 3.5 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other 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

Locke Avenue area has the 26th lowest crime rate of 167 local areas in Central , and the 208th lowest crime rate of 841 local areas in Barnsley .

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 Locke Avenue (S70 1QH) in the last 12 months was 42.1 per 1,000 residents and was 86.9% lower than the Central average (321.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 24.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 250.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Locke Avenue (S70 1QH), the main crime hotspot is near Spring Street. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Locke Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fife Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mount Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Longcar Lane —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A6133 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order A6133 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fife Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hawthorne Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Park Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mount Street —
Sep 2025Other theft Park Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bailey Croft —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leopold Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Leopold Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Blenheim Gardens —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Blenheim Gardens —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour A6133 —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St George'S Road —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime St George'S Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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