Total Crime Rate

92.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

64.5 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 92.7 7/10
  • Violent crimes 64.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 56.5 9/10
  • Burglary 12.1 9/10
  • Other theft 8.1 7/10
  • Public order 8.1 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.1 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Shaftesbury Drive area has the 30th highest crime rate of 78 local areas in Hoyland Milton , and the 344th 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 Shaftesbury Drive (S74 0HS) in the last 12 months was 92.7 per 1,000 residents and was 3.4% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 64.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 45.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -83.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shaftesbury Drive (S74 0HS), 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 Shaftesbury Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Broad Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Redwood Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order West Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting West Street Under investigation
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 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting West Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting West Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Allendale Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Glenville Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Glenville Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Fox Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Redwood Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Redwood Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Wharncliffe Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Broad Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Broad Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Broad Street —
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Data Sources

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