Total Crime Rate
102.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
48.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Redhill Avenue area has the 78th highest crime rate of 167 local areas in Central , and the 295th 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 Redhill Avenue (S70 3LD) in the last 12 months was 102.9 per 1,000 residents and was 65.5% 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 Drugs with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 48.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -32.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -13.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Redhill Avenue (S70 3LD), the main crime hotspot is near A635. Police recorded 72 crimes here, including 60 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Barnsley| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Colley Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Larch Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Colley Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Colley Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Colley Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Redhill Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Old Oaks View | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Old Oaks View | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Edward Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Birk Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Swanee Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Swanee Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | A635 | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | A635 | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | A635 | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | A635 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Thornton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Poplars Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cypress Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Poplars Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chestnut Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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