Total Crime Rate

73.1 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

41.1 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 73.1 6/10
  • Violent crimes 41.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.1 5/10
  • Burglary 9.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.6 4/10
  • Other crime 4.6 6/10
  • Other theft 4.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Hoyland Road area has the 38th highest crime rate of 78 local areas in Hoyland Milton , and the 404th lowest crime rate of 845 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 Hoyland Road (S74 0LY) in the last 12 months was 73.1 per 1,000 residents and was 18.5% lower 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -10.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 41.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hoyland Road (S74 0LY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Green Lane, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Central Street (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Hoyland Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Central Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Club Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Regent Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Short Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Central Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Club Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Central Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sheffield Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Watson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Central Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Allott Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Allott Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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