Total Crime Rate

170.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 170.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 75.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 33.3 9/10
  • Other crime 16.7 10/10
  • Public order 16.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.3 6/10
  • Other theft 8.3 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.3 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.2 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Church Street area has the 9th highest crime rate of 78 local areas in Hoyland Milton , and the 138th highest crime rate of 841 local areas in Barnsley .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Church Street (S74 0HX) in the last 12 months was 170.8 per 1,000 residents and was 93.0% higher 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 95.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -0.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Church Street (S74 0HX), the main crime hotspot is near Wentworth Road. Police recorded 35 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Church Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Milton Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Milton Croft
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Milton Close
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Roebuck Hill
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wentworth Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dyer Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Turner'S Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cherry Tree Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Milton Close Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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