Total Crime Rate

53.1 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

14.8 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 53.1 5/10
  • Violent crimes 14.8 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.8 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.9 2/10
  • Burglary 5.9 6/10
  • Public order 5.9 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.0 1/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Silkstone View area has the 24th lowest crime rate of 78 local areas in Hoyland Milton , and the 276th 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 Silkstone View (S74 0QR) in the last 12 months was 53.1 per 1,000 residents and was 40.8% lower than the Hoyland Milton average (89.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 14.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -58.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Silkstone View (S74 0QR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cumberland Close, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Woodlands Road (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Silkstone View area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Guest Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Pepper Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Market Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Silkstone View —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Woodlands Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Silkstone View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Silkstone View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Woodlands Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodlands Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Kingswood Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Pepper Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Pepper Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Pepper Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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