Total Crime Rate

59.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

39.8 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 59.8 6/10
  • Violent crimes 39.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.9 7/10
  • Burglary 4.0 5/10
  • Public order 4.0 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Whitehill Avenue area has the 35th highest crime rate of 94 local areas in Darton East , and the 320th lowest 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 Whitehill Avenue (S70 6PP) in the last 12 months was 59.8 per 1,000 residents and was 9.8% higher than the Darton East average (54.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 39.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whitehill Avenue (S70 6PP), the main crime hotspot is near Daleswood Avenue. Police recorded 26 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Whitehill Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Daleswood Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Garden Court —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hunters Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Daleswood Avenue —
Apr 2026Drugs Daleswood Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Daleswood Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Daleswood Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hunter'S Avenue —
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Data Sources

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