Crimes Committed Near Wescoe Avenue, Great Houghton, Barnsley, S72 0DR in December 2025
Summary
Wescoe Avenue, Great Houghton, Barnsley, S72 0DR is within the Barnsley North East policing neighbourhood, under the South Yorkshire Police force area.
There were 13 crimes recorded in December 2025 within half a mile of Wescoe Avenue, Great Houghton, Barnsley, S72 0DR.
Crime Level
The overall crime level in the area immediately around Wescoe Avenue, Great Houghton, Barnsley, S72 0DR can be described as Medium.
In the previous 12 months for which data is available, there were 126 reported crimes per 1,000 people
This crime level rating is based on crimes in the Lower level Super Output Area (LSOA) that this postcode is within, whereas the crime map and the list of crimes shown below is based on a straight-line distance instead. Care should be taken when comparing rural to urban areas as even if crimes per 1,000 people are similar, the crimes will be geographically more spread out in rural areas and the LSOA will be a larger area.
Levels By Category
Anti-social behaviour: Medium
Bicycle theft: Very Low
Burglary: Low
Criminal damage and arson: Medium
Drugs: Very Low
Other crime: Low
Other theft: Low
Possession of weapons: Low
Public order: Low
Robbery: Very Low
Shoplifting: Very Low
Theft from the person: None
Vehicle crime: Medium
Violence and sexual offences: Medium
List of Crimes Nearby
You are viewing crimes during December 2025. This is the most recent month for which data is currently available. Our data is updated monthly, although there is always a slight lag in receiving data from the police forces around the country.
Anti-social behaviour
This is the 1 Anti-social behaviour crime recorded in December 2025 within half a mile of Wescoe Avenue, Great Houghton, Barnsley, S72 0DR. Click the tabs above to view crimes in other categories.
| Date | Location |
|---|---|
| December 2025 | On or near Sandhill Drive |
Criminal damage and arson
This is the 1 Criminal damage and arson crime recorded in December 2025 within half a mile of Wescoe Avenue, Great Houghton, Barnsley, S72 0DR. Click the tabs above to view crimes in other categories.
| Date | Location | Latest Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| December 2025 | On or near Sandhill Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
Drugs
These are the 2 Drugs crimes recorded in December 2025 within half a mile of Wescoe Avenue, Great Houghton, Barnsley, S72 0DR. Click the tabs above to view crimes in other categories.
| Date | Location | Latest Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| December 2025 | On or near John Street | Under investigation |
| December 2025 | On or near Turner Street | Under investigation |
Other theft
This is the 1 Other theft crime recorded in December 2025 within half a mile of Wescoe Avenue, Great Houghton, Barnsley, S72 0DR. Click the tabs above to view crimes in other categories.
| Date | Location | Latest Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| December 2025 | On or near Sandhill Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
Public order
This is the 1 Public order crime recorded in December 2025 within half a mile of Wescoe Avenue, Great Houghton, Barnsley, S72 0DR. Click the tabs above to view crimes in other categories.
| Date | Location | Latest Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| December 2025 | On or near John Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
Shoplifting
This is the 1 Shoplifting crime recorded in December 2025 within half a mile of Wescoe Avenue, Great Houghton, Barnsley, S72 0DR. Click the tabs above to view crimes in other categories.
| Date | Location | Latest Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| December 2025 | On or near Cross Street | Under investigation |
Vehicle crime
This is the 1 Vehicle crime crime recorded in December 2025 within half a mile of Wescoe Avenue, Great Houghton, Barnsley, S72 0DR. Click the tabs above to view crimes in other categories.
| Date | Location | Latest Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| December 2025 | On or near Church Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
Violence and sexual offences
These are the 5 Violence and sexual offences crimes recorded in December 2025 within half a mile of Wescoe Avenue, Great Houghton, Barnsley, S72 0DR. Click the tabs above to view crimes in other categories.
Note: We receive many queries about splitting sexual and violent crimes into distinct categories. Unfortunately, we do not have the data to do so and discuss this further on our Frequently Asked Questions page here.
| Date | Location | Latest Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| December 2025 | On or near Byron Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| December 2025 | On or near Byron Street | Under investigation |
| December 2025 | On or near Church Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| December 2025 | On or near Sandhill Court | Under investigation |
| December 2025 | On or near Sandhill Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
Data courtesy of police.uk. See our Data Sources page for more information.