Total Crime Rate

207.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 207.6 9/10
  • Shoplifting 146.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.3 5/10
  • Public order 12.7 8/10
  • Other crime 10.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.1 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.5 1/10
  • Burglary 2.5 1/10
  • Drugs 2.5 1/10
  • Other theft 2.5 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Kestrel Avenue area has the 34th highest crime rate of 167 local areas in Central , and the 90th highest crime rate of 841 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 Kestrel Avenue (S75 1DF) in the last 12 months was 207.6 per 1,000 residents and was 35.5% lower than the Central average (321.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 58 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 625.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 32.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -9.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kestrel Avenue (S75 1DF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Wilthorpe Green, where police recorded 72 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Kestrel Road (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Kestrel Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Owl Close —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Wilthorpe Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eagle Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wilthorpe Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Wilthorpe Green Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Wilthorpe Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Wilthorpe Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Wilthorpe Green Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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