Crime Rates at West Street, Hoyland, Barnsley, S74 9EH

West Street area has the 39th lowest crime rate of 78 local areas in Hoyland Milton , and the 403rd lowest crime rate of 841 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 West Street (S74 9EH) in the last 12 months was 72.7 per 1,000 residents and was 17.9% lower 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 14.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around West Street (S74 9EH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near West Street, where police recorded 119 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bank Street (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.