Total Crime Rate

188.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

87.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 188.6 9/10
  • Violent crimes 87.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 69.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 33.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.5 9/10
  • Other theft 12.9 9/10
  • Public order 12.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.9 9/10
  • Burglary 7.8 8/10
  • Drugs 7.8 7/10
  • Other crime 7.8 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.6 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.6 2/10
  • Robbery 2.6 2/10
  • 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

Ashroyds Way area has the 5th highest crime rate of 78 local areas in Hoyland Milton , and the 108th highest crime rate of 845 local areas in Barnsley .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ashroyds Way (S74 9SB) in the last 12 months was 188.6 per 1,000 residents and was 110.4% 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 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 87.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 17.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ashroyds Way (S74 9SB), the main crime hotspot is near Mount Crescent. Police recorded 23 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

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Stonehill Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hawshaw Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Hawshaw Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kirk Balk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Coronation Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ryecroft Bank
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edward Street Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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