Total Crime Rate
40.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
11.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Church View area has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 167 local areas in Central , and the 193rd lowest crime rate of 845 local areas in Barnsley .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Church View (S75 2TF) in the last 12 months was 40.3 per 1,000 residents and was 86.5% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 11.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -57.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Church View (S75 2TF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Queen'S Avenue, where police recorded 21 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.
View Crime In Barnsley| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Walton Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Wilthorpe Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Thorntree Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Queen'S Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Gawber Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Gawber Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wilthorpe Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wilthorpe Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wellfield Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Queens Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Stanhope Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Walton Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Granville Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Guest Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Queens Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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