Total Crime Rate

134.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

67.1 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 134.2 9/10
  • Violent crimes 67.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 44.7 9/10
  • Public order 28.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.8 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 9.6 10/10
  • Other crime 6.4 8/10
  • Other theft 6.4 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.4 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.2 2/10
  • 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

Cockerham Avenue area has the 59th highest crime rate of 167 local areas in Central , and the 203rd highest crime rate of 845 local areas in Barnsley .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cockerham Avenue (S75 1BA) in the last 12 months was 134.2 per 1,000 residents and was 55.0% lower than the Central average (297.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 67.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cockerham Avenue (S75 1BA), the main crime hotspot is near Caxton Street. Police recorded 26 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Cockerham Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Longman Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Honeywell Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Caxton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Caxton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Caxton Street Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Caxton Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pollitt Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Carrington Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hopwood Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Cockerham Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Longman Road —
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Data Sources

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