Total Crime Rate

178.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 178.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 82.7 10/10
  • Other theft 23.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 23.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.8 6/10
  • Other crime 7.8 9/10
  • Drugs 5.2 6/10
  • Burglary 2.6 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.6 2/10
  • Public order 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Ashroyds Way area has the 7th highest crime rate of 78 local areas in Hoyland Milton , and the 127th highest crime rate of 841 local areas in Barnsley .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ashroyds Way (S74 9SB) in the last 12 months was 178.3 per 1,000 residents and was 101.5% higher than the Hoyland Milton average (88.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 87.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 21.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 45.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ashroyds Way (S74 9SB), the main crime hotspot is near Mount Crescent. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ashroyds Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hawshaw Lane —
Sep 2025Other theft Coronation Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ryecroft Bank —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Edward Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Edward Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Edward Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Kirk Balk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Kirk Balk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mount Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crown Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coronation Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mount Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Mount Crescent Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Crown Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hawshaw Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crown Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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