Total Crime Rate

77.4 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 77.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.0 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.4 6/10
  • Burglary 9.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.3 7/10
  • Public order 9.3 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.2 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
  • 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

Briery Meadows area has the 35th highest crime rate of 78 local areas in Hoyland Milton , and the 416th highest crime rate of 841 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 Briery Meadows (S73 0QW) in the last 12 months was 77.4 per 1,000 residents and was 12.5% lower than the Hoyland Milton average (88.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 40.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Briery Meadows (S73 0QW), the main crime hotspot is near Woolscroft View. Police recorded 8 crimes here, including 5 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Briery Meadows area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Woolscroft View Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woolscroft View Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Briery Meadows Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Garden Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Garden Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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