Crime Rates at Cherry Tree Street, Elsecar, Barnsley, S74 8DG

Cherry Tree Street area has the 37th lowest crime rate of 78 local areas in Hoyland Milton , and the 374th lowest crime rate of 845 local areas in Barnsley .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cherry Tree Street (S74 8DG) in the last 12 months was 68.1 per 1,000 residents and was 24.0% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -14.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 17.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cherry Tree Street (S74 8DG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hallcroft Gardens, where police recorded 27 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cherry Tree Street (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.