Total Crime Rate

183.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

106.0 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 183.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 106.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 74.2 9/10
  • Drugs 28.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.7 9/10
  • Public order 14.1 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 10.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.6 8/10
  • Robbery 7.1 8/10
  • Other theft 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Carrington Avenue area has the 39th highest crime rate of 167 local areas in Central , and the 113th highest crime rate of 845 local areas in Barnsley .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Carrington Avenue (S75 1DD) in the last 12 months was 183.8 per 1,000 residents and was 38.3% lower than the Central average (297.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 106.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 45.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Carrington Avenue (S75 1DD), the main crime hotspot is near Pleasant View Croft. Police recorded 16 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 Carrington Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Cockerham Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Honeywell Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Carrington Avenue —
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Data Sources

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