Total Crime Rate

31.3 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 31.3 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.8 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 7.8 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.2 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Sheffield Road area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 78 local areas in Hoyland Milton , and the 119th 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 Sheffield Road (S70 5TA) in the last 12 months was 31.3 per 1,000 residents and was 64.6% lower than the Hoyland Milton average (88.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 7.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 200.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sheffield Road (S70 5TA), the main crime hotspot is near Chapel Court. Police recorded 14 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Sheffield Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lynham Avenue —
Sep 2025Drugs Ebony Mews Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rockingham Street —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Rockingham Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Rockingham Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rockingham Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alverley Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lynham Avenue —
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Data Sources

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