Total Crime Rate

95.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

10.3 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 95.6 7/10
  • Shoplifting 18.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.5 7/10
  • Burglary 12.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 10.3 2/10
  • Other theft 7.8 7/10
  • Other crime 5.2 7/10
  • Public order 5.2 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 5.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Kirkland Gardens area has the 77th lowest crime rate of 167 local areas in Central , and the 334th highest crime rate of 845 local areas in Barnsley .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Kirkland Gardens (S71 2GD) in the last 12 months was 95.6 per 1,000 residents and was 67.9% lower than the Central average (297.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 250.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 10.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kirkland Gardens (S71 2GD), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Kirkland Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Ridings Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fleet Hill Crescent —
Apr 2026Other crime Brettas Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bellmer Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bellmer Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B6132 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Highfield Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brettas Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Old Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Ridings Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Ridings Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Ridings Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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