Total Crime Rate

186.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 186.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 84.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 32.7 9/10
  • Other theft 28.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.7 9/10
  • Burglary 9.4 8/10
  • Other crime 9.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.7 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Ridings Avenue area has the 42nd highest crime rate of 167 local areas in Central , and the 108th highest crime rate of 841 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 Ridings Avenue (S71 2AT) in the last 12 months was 186.9 per 1,000 residents and was 41.9% lower than the Central average (321.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 600.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 84.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -11.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ridings Avenue (S71 2AT), the main crime hotspot is near B6132. Police recorded 30 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ridings Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Bellmer Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Belmont Avenue —
Sep 2025Public order Bellmer Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bellmer Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bellmer Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bakewell Road —
Sep 2025Other theft Bakewell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Helens Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Ridings Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bellmer Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary B6132 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Belmont Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Belmont Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson B6132 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson B6132 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order B6132 Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Oak Head Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Helens Place Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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