Total Crime Rate

33.5 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

19.1 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 33.5 3/10
  • Violent crimes 19.1 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.1 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.8 3/10
  • Burglary 4.8 5/10
  • Other crime 4.8 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Montrose Avenue area has the 29th lowest crime rate of 94 local areas in Darton East , and the 147th lowest crime rate of 845 local areas in Barnsley .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Montrose Avenue (S75 5LS) in the last 12 months was 33.5 per 1,000 residents and was 38.4% lower 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 19.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -85.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Montrose Avenue (S75 5LS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Darton Hall Drive, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Fulford Close (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Montrose Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fulford Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bloomfield Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Montrose Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fulford Close —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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