Total Crime Rate

28.3 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 28.3 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.1 4/10
  • Other theft 7.1 6/10
  • Other crime 3.5 5/10
  • Public order 3.5 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Hoyle Mill Road area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 167 local areas in Central , and the 103rd lowest crime rate of 841 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 Hoyle Mill Road (S70 3EL) in the last 12 months was 28.3 per 1,000 residents and was 91.2% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 17.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hoyle Mill Road (S70 3EL), the main crime hotspot is near Gilbert Grove. Police recorded 46 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hoyle Mill Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Conway Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gilbert Grove —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Conway Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Foster Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Raymond Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Shaftesbury Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Shaftesbury Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shaftesbury Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Reginald Road —
Sep 2025Other crime Shaftesbury Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Malcolm Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Reginald Road —
Sep 2025Shoplifting School Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting School Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting School Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting School Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting School Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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