Crime Rates at Wilthorpe Avenue, Barnsley, S75 1EQ

Wilthorpe Avenue area has the 62nd lowest crime rate of 167 local areas in Central , and the 381st highest crime rate of 845 local areas in Barnsley .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wilthorpe Avenue (S75 1EQ) in the last 12 months was 86.3 per 1,000 residents and was 71.0% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 54.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 54.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 59.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wilthorpe Avenue (S75 1EQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Wilthorpe Green, where police recorded 47 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wilthorpe Avenue (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.