Total Crime Rate

20.5 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

11.7 per 1,000 3/10 · 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 20.5 2/10
  • Violent crimes 11.7 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.9 5/10
  • Public order 5.9 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 5.9 1/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Park Crescent area has the lowest crime rate of 19 local areas in Monk Bretton , and the 68th lowest crime rate of 845 local areas in Barnsley .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Park Crescent (S71 4AE) in the last 12 months was 20.5 per 1,000 residents and was 83.7% lower than the Monk Bretton average (125.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 11.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Park Crescent (S71 4AE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Park View, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Dove Hill (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Park Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Plantation Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dove Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Plantation Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Meadow Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Low Croft Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park View Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Park View —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Park View —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dove Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dove Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Plantation Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Plantation Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Midland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Midland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Midland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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