Crime Rates at Sheffield Road, Hoyland, Barnsley, S74 0EF

Sheffield Road area has the 28th lowest crime rate of 90 local areas in Hoober , and the 270th lowest crime rate of 869 local areas in Rotherham .

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 (S74 0EF) in the last 12 months was 42.8 per 1,000 residents and was 60.1% lower than the Hoober average (107.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violent crimes with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 5.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sheffield Road (S74 0EF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Harley Road, where police recorded 3 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cricket View Road (1 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.