Total Crime Rate

113.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

36.9 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 113.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 43.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 36.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.3 6/10
  • Burglary 6.2 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.2 6/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Arnold Avenue area has the 16th highest crime rate of 32 local areas in St Helens , and the 256th 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 Arnold Avenue (S71 3AS) in the last 12 months was 113.9 per 1,000 residents and was 20.5% lower than the St Helens average (143.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 36.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Arnold Avenue (S71 3AS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Kirkby Avenue, where police recorded 55 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Mansfield Road (26 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

View Crime In Barnsley

Crime Over Time in Arnold Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/37)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kirkby Avenue —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kirkby Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order High Croft Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kirkby Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Blossom View Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Forest Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Park Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Arnold Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kirkby Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kirkby Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oxton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kirkby Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clipstone Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kirkby Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kirkby Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Trowell Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wingfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kirkby Avenue —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Arnold Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson High Croft Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mansfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oxton Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Radcliffe Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Rufford Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Forest Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Mansfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ollerton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mansfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Oxton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rufford Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 30 of 37

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.

↑