Crime Rate in Hoyland Milton, ward

Hoyland Milton has the 9th lowest crime rate of 21 wards in Barnsley district and the 2272nd highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (Yorkshire and The Humber), it has the 180th highest crime rate of 410 wards.

The overall crime rate in Hoyland Milton in the last 12 months was 88.5 per 1,000 residents and was 21.4% lower than the Barnsley district average (112.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Hoyland Milton’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 408 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -17.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 487 (≈ 37.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Hoyland Milton ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Parking Area, with 68 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Wentworth Road (26 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.