Total Crime Rate

50.8 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

17.9 per 1,000 4/10 · 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 50.8 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 17.9 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.9 3/10
  • Drugs 3.0 2/10
  • Public order 3.0 2/10
  • Robbery 3.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Brocklehurst Avenue area has the 33rd lowest crime rate of 167 local areas in Central , and the 261st lowest crime rate of 845 local areas in Barnsley .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Brocklehurst Avenue (S70 3EE) in the last 12 months was 50.8 per 1,000 residents and was 83.0% lower than the Central average (297.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 17.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brocklehurst Avenue (S70 3EE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Burnsall Grove, where police recorded 43 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ash Grove (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Brocklehurst Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ash Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Colley Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sheaf Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Burnsall Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Burnsall Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ash Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Butterley Drive —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Birk Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ash Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Colley Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour B6100 —
Apr 2026Burglary Colley Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ash Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ash Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Colley Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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