Total Crime Rate

208.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

107.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 208.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 107.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 88.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 57.0 10/10
  • Public order 19.0 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.7 9/10
  • Burglary 9.5 8/10
  • Other theft 9.5 8/10
  • Other crime 6.3 8/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Mount Vernon Avenue area has the 33rd highest crime rate of 167 local areas in Central , and the 92nd highest crime rate of 845 local areas in Barnsley .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Mount Vernon Avenue (S70 4EP) in the last 12 months was 208.9 per 1,000 residents and was 29.9% 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 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -6.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 107.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mount Vernon Avenue (S70 4EP), the main crime hotspot is near Highstone View. Police recorded 35 crimes here, including 32 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Mount Vernon Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (25/25)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Highstone Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Highstone Vale Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Bruce Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Bruce Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bruce Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ridgewalk Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Highstone Lane —
Apr 2026Burglary Highstone Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Stoneleigh Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Highstone Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Canada Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Highstone View Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Columbia Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Highstone Vale Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Bruce Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Highstone Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dillington Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Freeman Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lockwood Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lockwood Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Highstone Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lockwood Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Highstone Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Highstone Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Highstone Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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