Total Crime Rate

96.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

50.9 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 96.7 8/10
  • Violent crimes 50.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 48.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.3 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.2 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.2 8/10
  • Other crime 7.6 9/10
  • Other theft 2.5 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.5 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
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

Joans Walk area has the 27th highest crime rate of 78 local areas in Hoyland Milton , and the 328th highest 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 Joans Walk (S74 0JB) in the last 12 months was 96.7 per 1,000 residents and was 7.8% higher 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 50.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Joans Walk (S74 0JB), the main crime hotspot is near Wentworth Road. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Joans Walk area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dyer Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wentworth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Roebuck Ridge
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Arundel View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Wentworth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Wentworth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cemetery Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cemetery Court Under investigation

Data Sources

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