Total Crime Rate

282.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

192.3 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 282.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 192.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 128.2 10/10
  • Public order 34.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.9 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 29.9 10/10
  • Other crime 17.1 10/10
  • Burglary 12.8 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 8.6 9/10
  • Other theft 8.6 7/10
  • Theft from the person 8.6 8/10
  • Drugs 4.3 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Beaumont Avenue area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 94 local areas in Darton East , and the 48th 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 Beaumont Avenue (S70 6QH) in the last 12 months was 282.1 per 1,000 residents and was 418.4% 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 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 45 (≈ 192.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 30.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Beaumont Avenue (S70 6QH), the main crime hotspot is near Harewood Avenue. Police recorded 59 crimes here, including 41 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Beaumont Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary St Hilda Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Garden Court —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arncliffe Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Daleswood Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Daleswood Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Daleswood Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Daleswood Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Harewood Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Harewood Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Daleswood Avenue —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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