Crime Rates at Birk Avenue, Kendray, Barnsley, S70 3AF

Birk Avenue area has the 67th highest crime rate of 167 local areas in Central , and the 236th highest crime rate of 845 local areas in Barnsley .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Birk Avenue (S70 3AF) in the last 12 months was 122.6 per 1,000 residents and was 58.9% lower than the Central average (297.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 67.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Birk Avenue (S70 3AF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Thornton Road, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Gerald Walk (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.