Total Crime Rate
39.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
14.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Sale Street area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 78 local areas in Hoyland Milton , and the 189th 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 Sale Street (S74 0PT) in the last 12 months was 39.7 per 1,000 residents and was 55.7% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 14.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Sale Street (S74 0PT), 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.
View Crime In Barnsley| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Regent Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Central Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Central Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Central Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Central Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sheffield Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Allott Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Allott Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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