Crime Rates at Church Street, Elsecar, Barnsley, S74 8HZ

Church Street area has the 30th highest crime rate of 78 local areas in Hoyland Milton , and the 395th highest crime rate of 841 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 Church Street (S74 8HZ) in the last 12 months was 82.2 per 1,000 residents and was 7.1% lower than the Hoyland Milton average (88.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 30.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 80.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Church Street (S74 8HZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Welland Gardens (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.