Crime Rates at St Johns Road, Barnsley, S70 1QU

St Johns Road area has the 77th highest crime rate of 167 local areas in Central , and the 261st highest crime rate of 841 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 St Johns Road (S70 1QU) in the last 12 months was 121.7 per 1,000 residents and was 62.2% lower than the Central average (321.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 47.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 23.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -4.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Johns Road (S70 1QU), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 193 crimes here, including 32 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.