Crime Rates at Birch Road, Kendray, Barnsley, S70 3JG

Birch Road area has the 74th highest crime rate of 167 local areas in Central , and the 271st highest 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 Birch Road (S70 3JG) in the last 12 months was 109.7 per 1,000 residents and was 63.2% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 53.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 23.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 55.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Birch Road (S70 3JG), 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.