Total Crime Rate

59.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

18.5 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 59.3 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 22.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 18.5 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.0 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.6 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.6 4/10
  • Burglary 3.7 4/10
  • Other theft 3.7 4/10
  • Public order 3.7 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.9 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Woodbourne Gardens area has the 30th lowest crime rate of 78 local areas in Hoyland Milton , and the 316th lowest crime rate of 845 local areas in Barnsley .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Woodbourne Gardens (S75 3DX) in the last 12 months was 59.3 per 1,000 residents and was 33.9% lower than the Hoyland Milton average (89.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 75.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 18.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -90.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Woodbourne Gardens (S75 3DX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Woodbourne Gardens, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Fenn Road (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Woodbourne Gardens area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lidget Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fenn Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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