Total Crime Rate

81.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

42.3 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 81.0 7/10
  • Violent crimes 42.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.6 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.6 7/10
  • Other theft 10.6 8/10
  • Burglary 7.0 7/10
  • Public order 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Churchfield Avenue area has the 26th highest crime rate of 94 local areas in Darton East , and the 402nd 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 Churchfield Avenue (S75 5DR) in the last 12 months was 81.0 per 1,000 residents and was 48.9% higher than the Darton East average (54.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 42.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Churchfield Avenue (S75 5DR), the main crime hotspot is near Ballfield Lane. Police recorded 20 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Churchfield Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rushworth Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Ballfield Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rushworth Close —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Churchfield Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Churchfield Lane —
Apr 2026Public order Churchfield Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ballfield Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ballfield Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bretton Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bretton Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bretton Close —
Apr 2026Burglary Cooper Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Beaumont Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beaumont Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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