Crime Rates at Caistor Avenue, Barnsley, S70 6RN

Caistor Avenue area has the 58th highest crime rate of 167 local areas in Central , and the 191st 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 Caistor Avenue (S70 6RN) in the last 12 months was 140.8 per 1,000 residents and was 52.7% 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 86.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Caistor Avenue (S70 6RN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Locke Street, where police recorded 98 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ellington Court (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.