Total Crime Rate

142.9 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 142.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 60.3 9/10
  • Other theft 22.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.7 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.7 8/10
  • Other crime 12.7 10/10
  • Public order 12.7 8/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Robbery 3.2 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Park Avenue area has the 6th highest crime rate of 19 local areas in Monk Bretton , and the 197th highest crime rate of 841 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 Park Avenue (S71 4AD) in the last 12 months was 142.9 per 1,000 residents and was 13.0% higher than the Monk Bretton average (126.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 76.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 71.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 3.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Park Avenue (S71 4AD), the main crime hotspot is near Midland Road. Police recorded 30 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Park Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Midland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Midland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Midland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Dove Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Dove Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Meadow Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Park Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Plantation Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park View Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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