Crime Rates at Lindhurst Road, Barnsley, S71 3DB

Lindhurst Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 32 local areas in St Helens , and the 44th 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 Lindhurst Road (S71 3DB) in the last 12 months was 301.8 per 1,000 residents and was 111.0% higher than the St Helens average (143.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 360.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 97.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lindhurst Road (S71 3DB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Kirkby Avenue, where police recorded 48 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Rufford Avenue (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.