Total Crime Rate

86.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

46.1 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 86.5 7/10
  • Violent crimes 46.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.4 8/10
  • Other theft 23.1 10/10
  • Other crime 8.7 9/10
  • Public order 5.8 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.9 1/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.9 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
  • 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

Neville Avenue area has the 64th lowest crime rate of 167 local areas in Central , and the 379th highest crime rate of 845 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 Neville Avenue (S70 3HS) in the last 12 months was 86.5 per 1,000 residents and was 71.0% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 46.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -84.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Neville Avenue (S70 3HS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ash Grove, where police recorded 42 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Gerald Crescent (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Neville Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Malcolm Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Gerald Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Colley Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gerald Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Colley Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Colley Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Colley Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Colley Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ash Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ash Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ash Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ash Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Malcolm Close
Apr 2026Robbery Gerald Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gerald Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Colley Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gerald Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Birk Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Neville Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gilbert Grove
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Gilbert Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gilbert Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Gilbert Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sheaf Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Calder Crescent
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Calder Crescent
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Calder Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Calder Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Malcolm Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Colley Crescent Local resolution

Data Sources

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