Total Crime Rate

125.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 125.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.9 9/10
  • Public order 13.5 8/10
  • Other crime 9.0 9/10
  • Burglary 4.5 5/10
  • Drugs 4.5 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
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

Windmill Avenue area has the 9th highest crime rate of 22 local areas in North East , and the 245th highest crime rate of 841 local areas in Barnsley .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Windmill Avenue (S72 7AL) in the last 12 months was 125.6 per 1,000 residents and was 31.8% higher than the North East average (95.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 58.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -13.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Windmill Avenue (S72 7AL), the main crime hotspot is near Mount Road. Police recorded 20 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Windmill Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Brierley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Manor Grove —
Sep 2025Other theft Mount Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mount Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mount Pleasant Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dell Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sandhill Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Brierley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Manor Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Windhill Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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