Crime Rates at The Walk, Birdwell, Barnsley, S70 5US

The Walk area has the 39th highest crime rate of 78 local areas in Hoyland Milton , and the 403rd 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 The Walk (S70 5US) in the last 12 months was 72.6 per 1,000 residents and was 19.1% lower than the Hoyland Milton average (89.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 34.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Walk (S70 5US), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Rockley Crescent (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.