Total Crime Rate

134.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

67.1 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 134.2 9/10
  • Violent crimes 67.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 44.7 9/10
  • Public order 28.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.8 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 9.6 10/10
  • Other crime 6.4 8/10
  • Other theft 6.4 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.4 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Greenhill Avenue area has the 59th highest crime rate of 167 local areas in Central , and the 203rd highest crime rate of 845 local areas in Barnsley .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Greenhill Avenue (S71 1JJ) in the last 12 months was 134.2 per 1,000 residents and was 55.0% lower than the Central average (297.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 67.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Greenhill Avenue (S71 1JJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Canal Street, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wentworth Street (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Greenhill Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Honeywell Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Wentworth Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wentworth Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wentworth Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greenhill Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Aqueduct Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clanricarde Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Falcon Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Bridge Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Caxton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Caxton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Caxton Street Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Caxton Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bridge Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Honeywell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Honeywell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Honeywell Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Canal Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Longman Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Longman Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Honeywell Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Honeywell Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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