Total Crime Rate

72.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

34.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 72.6 6/10
  • Violent crimes 34.7 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.1 5/10
  • Burglary 12.6 9/10
  • Public order 12.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.5 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.2 1/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Other crime 3.2 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
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

Rockley Crescent area has the 39th highest crime rate of 78 local areas in Hoyland Milton , and the 403rd lowest crime rate of 845 local areas in Barnsley .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Rockley Crescent (S70 5UJ) in the last 12 months was 72.6 per 1,000 residents and was 19.1% lower than the Hoyland Milton average (89.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 34.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rockley Crescent (S70 5UJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Rockingham Street, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Chapel Court (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Rockley Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victory Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Wentworth Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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