Total Crime Rate

98.3 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 98.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.6 8/10
  • Public order 14.0 8/10
  • Burglary 10.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.5 7/10
  • Other theft 3.5 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Mount Pleasant area has the 11th highest crime rate of 22 local areas in North East , and the 330th 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 Mount Pleasant (S72 7HE) in the last 12 months was 98.3 per 1,000 residents and was 3.1% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 16.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -52.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 45.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -48.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mount Pleasant (S72 7HE), the main crime hotspot is near Park Avenue. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Mount Pleasant area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mount Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Manor Grove —
Sep 2025Other theft Mount Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Park Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Brierley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Manor Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Park Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Brierley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Park Avenue 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 2025Vehicle crime Windhill Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sandhill Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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