Crime Rates at Mount Pleasant, Grimethorpe, Barnsley, S72 7HE

Mount Pleasant 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 Pleasant (S72 7HE) 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 Pleasant (S72 7HE), 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.