Total Crime Rate
145.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025April Drive area has the 64th highest crime rate of 167 local areas in Central , and the 186th highest crime rate of 841 local areas in Barnsley .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around April Drive (S71 2PG) in the last 12 months was 145.7 per 1,000 residents and was 54.7% lower than the Central average (321.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 66.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 17.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 59.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around April Drive (S71 2PG), the main crime hotspot is near Sports/Recreation Area. Police recorded 53 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Central| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Sports/Recreation Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Sports/Recreation Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Sports/Recreation Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Sports/Recreation Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Sports/Recreation Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Meadow Drive | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Sports/Recreation Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Sports/Recreation Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Sports/Recreation Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Sports/Recreation Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Meadow Drive | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Sports/Recreation Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Littleworth Mews | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Sports/Recreation Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Sports/Recreation Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Sports/Recreation Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Sports/Recreation Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Littleworth Mews | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Silverdale Drive | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Blundell Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Silverdale Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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