Crime Rates at High Street, Hoyland, Barnsley, S74 9AB

High Street area has the highest crime rate of 78 local areas in Hoyland Milton , and the 18th highest crime rate of 841 local areas in Barnsley .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around High Street (S74 9AB) in the last 12 months was 442.4 per 1,000 residents and was 399.9% higher than the Hoyland Milton average (88.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 46 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 450.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 56 (≈ 169.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (S74 9AB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 48 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near High Street (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.