Total Crime Rate

98.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

53.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 98.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 53.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.7 8/10
  • Other theft 12.3 8/10
  • Other crime 9.8 9/10
  • Public order 4.9 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.5 1/10
  • Burglary 2.5 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.5 2/10
  • Robbery 2.5 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Croft Road area has the 25th highest crime rate of 78 local areas in Hoyland Milton , and the 319th highest 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 Croft Road (S74 0HF) in the last 12 months was 98.0 per 1,000 residents and was 9.3% higher 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 53.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Croft Road (S74 0HF), the main crime hotspot is near West Street. Police recorded 77 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Croft Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Coronation Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ryecroft Bank —
Apr 2026Shoplifting West Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting West Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting West Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting West Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order West Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting West Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Market Street —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Croft Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Croft Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edward Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting West Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Royston Hill —
Apr 2026Shoplifting West Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Broad Street —
Apr 2026Public order Broad Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Broad Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Broad Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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