Total Crime Rate

152.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

82.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 152.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 82.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 73.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.1 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.7 8/10
  • Other theft 9.5 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 9.5 10/10
  • Other crime 6.4 8/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
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 11th highest crime rate of 78 local areas in Hoyland Milton , and the 158th highest crime rate of 845 local areas in Barnsley .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hoyland Road (S74 0PB) in the last 12 months was 152.4 per 1,000 residents and was 70.0% 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -23.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 82.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hoyland Road (S74 0PB), the main crime hotspot is near Central Street. Police recorded 16 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hoyland Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Central Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Steadfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Central Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Central Street Under investigation
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
Apr 2026Other theft Watson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Steadfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sheffield Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Elm Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Short Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Club Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Club Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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