Total Crime Rate

276.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

103.9 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 276.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 120.1 9/10
  • Violent crimes 103.9 10/10
  • Public order 55.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.7 7/10
  • Drugs 6.5 7/10
  • Other crime 6.5 8/10
  • Robbery 3.3 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

West Street area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 78 local areas in Hoyland Milton , and the 54th highest crime rate of 845 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 West Street (S74 9DN) in the last 12 months was 276.0 per 1,000 residents and was 207.8% higher than the Hoyland Milton average (89.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 37 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -38.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 103.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 659.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around West Street (S74 9DN), the main crime hotspot is near West Street. Police recorded 77 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in West Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Broad Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Croft Road —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Croft Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Royston Hill —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Broad Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting West Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting West Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Allendale Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Fox Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Glenville Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Glenville Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting West Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting West Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting West Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Broad Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting West Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting West Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order West Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Broad Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edward Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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