Total Crime Rate

180.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

73.1 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 180.2 9/10
  • Violent crimes 73.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 57.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 49.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 20.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.3 9/10
  • Public order 13.1 8/10
  • Burglary 7.8 8/10
  • Other theft 7.8 7/10
  • Drugs 2.6 2/10
  • Robbery 2.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Hill Street area has the 6th highest crime rate of 78 local areas in Hoyland Milton , and the 118th 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 Hill Street (S74 8EN) in the last 12 months was 180.2 per 1,000 residents and was 100.9% 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 73.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hill Street (S74 8EN), the main crime hotspot is near Hallcroft Gardens. Police recorded 27 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 Hill Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Welland Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cobcar Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Stirling Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hallcroft Gardens —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wood View Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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