Total Crime Rate
44.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Cemetery Road area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 78 local areas in Hoyland Milton , and the 229th lowest crime rate of 841 local areas in Barnsley .
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 Cemetery Road (S74 0JN) in the last 12 months was 44.0 per 1,000 residents and was 50.3% lower than the Hoyland Milton average (88.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -80.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 7.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -71.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Cemetery Road (S74 0JN), 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.
View Crime In Hoyland Milton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Preston Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dyer Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Roebuck Hill | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Milton Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Allott Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Allott Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Allott Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wentworth Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Turner'S Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Milton Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Milton Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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