Crime Rates at Bank End Avenue, Worsbrough, Barnsley, S70 4QW

Bank End Avenue area has the highest crime rate of 126 local areas in Penistone East , and the 28th highest crime rate of 845 local areas in Barnsley .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bank End Avenue (S70 4QW) in the last 12 months was 358.0 per 1,000 residents and was 527.6% higher than the Penistone East average (57.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 172.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bank End Avenue (S70 4QW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Wellington Crescent, where police recorded 32 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.