Total Crime Rate
148.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Hall Balk Lane area has the 59th highest crime rate of 167 local areas in Central , and the 176th 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 Hall Balk Lane (S75 1BE) in the last 12 months was 148.6 per 1,000 residents and was 53.8% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 62.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 120.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 47.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hall Balk Lane (S75 1BE), the main crime hotspot is near Hall Balk Lane. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Central| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Hall Balk Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cavendish Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Devonshire Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Devonshire Drive | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Devonshire Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Allendale Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Cavendish Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Highbury Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Woodstock Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pollitt Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Pollitt Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Latchmoor Close | Under investigation |
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