Total Crime Rate

158.1 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 158.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 64.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.4 7/10
  • Other theft 16.1 9/10
  • Drugs 6.5 7/10
  • Other crime 6.5 8/10
  • Public order 6.5 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.5 6/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.2 4/10
  • Shoplifting 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Birk Avenue area has the 53rd highest crime rate of 167 local areas in Central , and the 157th 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 Birk Avenue (S70 3AG) in the last 12 months was 158.1 per 1,000 residents and was 50.9% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 74.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Birk Avenue (S70 3AG), the main crime hotspot is near Gerald Place. Police recorded 28 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Birk Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Colley Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gerald Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lambert Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Colley Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gerald Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pine Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thornton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Thornton Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Colley Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Thornton Terrace —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Birk Avenue —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Colley Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Colley Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Birk Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Croft Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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