Total Crime Rate
186.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
79.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Belmont Avenue area has the 38th highest crime rate of 167 local areas in Central , and the 109th 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 Belmont Avenue (S71 2AR) in the last 12 months was 186.9 per 1,000 residents and was 37.3% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -29.2% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 79.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -29.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Belmont Avenue (S71 2AR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bellmer Close, where police recorded 30 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near B6132 (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Barnsley| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | B6132 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Bellmer Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Athersley Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Athersley Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Athersley Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Athersley Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Athersley Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Brettas Park | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Ridings Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Ridings Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Ridings Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Ridings Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Bellmer Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Brettas Park | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Helen'S Boulevard | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Helen'S Boulevard | Under investigation |
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