Crime Rates at Avon Street, Barnsley, S71 1ED

Avon Street area has the 61st highest crime rate of 167 local areas in Central , and the 207th highest crime rate of 845 local areas in Barnsley .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Avon Street (S71 1ED) in the last 12 months was 132.8 per 1,000 residents and was 55.4% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 50.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 74.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 26.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Avon Street (S71 1ED), the main crime hotspot is near Queens Road. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.