Total Crime Rate

122.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 122.7 8/10
  • Shoplifting 27.1 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.9 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.8 7/10
  • Other theft 9.0 7/10
  • Public order 9.0 7/10
  • Burglary 5.4 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.4 5/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 1.8 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.8 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Gildhurst Court area has the 16th highest crime rate of 78 local areas in Hoyland Milton , and the 256th 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 Gildhurst Court (S70 5ST) in the last 12 months was 122.7 per 1,000 residents and was 38.7% higher than the Hoyland Milton average (88.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 30.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 18.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gildhurst Court (S70 5ST), the main crime hotspot is near Locksley Gardens. Police recorded 53 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Gildhurst Court area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Ebony Mews Local resolution
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lynham Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lynham Avenue —
Sep 2025Other theft Locksley Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alverley Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rockingham Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Rockingham Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rockingham Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Locksley Gardens —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Rockingham Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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