Total Crime Rate
110.8 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Johnson Street area has the 82nd highest crime rate of 167 local areas in Central , and the 291st highest crime rate of 841 local areas in Barnsley .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Johnson Street (S75 2BX) in the last 12 months was 110.8 per 1,000 residents and was 65.6% lower than the Central average (321.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 18 (β 51.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 63.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Johnson Street (S75 2BX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Springfield Street, where police recorded 27 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Queen'S Avenue (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Central| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Station Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Summer Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hope Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Wellfield Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wellfield Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wellfield Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Wellfield Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Prince Arthur Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Stanhope Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Queen'S Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Queen'S Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Queen'S Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Springfield Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Springfield Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Springfield Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Station Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Springfield Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Stock'S Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Summer Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Summer Lane | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Westbourne Terrace | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Johnson Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Westbourne Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Westbourne Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Westbourne Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Gawber Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Summer Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | South Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | South Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | β |
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