Total Crime Rate

91.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

70.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 91.2 7/10
  • Violent crimes 70.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 49.1 8/10
  • Public order 17.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.0 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.5 3/10
  • Other crime 3.5 5/10
  • Other theft 3.5 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.5 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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.
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Crime overview

Mount Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 22 local areas in North East , and the 351st highest crime rate of 845 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 Mount Road (S72 7HB) in the last 12 months was 91.2 per 1,000 residents and was 8.3% lower than the North East average (99.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 70.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mount Road (S72 7HB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Park Avenue, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Mount Road (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Mount Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Garth View Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mount Pleasant —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Garth View Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Mount Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mount Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mount Pleasant Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mount Pleasant —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mount Pleasant Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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