Total Crime Rate

170.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

48.6 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 170.0 9/10
  • Shoplifting 72.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 48.6 8/10
  • Public order 24.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.2 5/10
  • Other theft 16.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.2 6/10
  • Burglary 12.2 9/10
  • Other crime 4.1 6/10
  • Robbery 4.1 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Croft Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 78 local areas in Hoyland Milton , and the 130th 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 Croft Road (S74 9HH) in the last 12 months was 170.0 per 1,000 residents and was 89.6% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 48.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Croft Road (S74 9HH), the main crime hotspot is near Broad Street. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Croft Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edward Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Royston Hill —
Apr 2026Public order Broad Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Broad Street —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Fox Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Broad Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Coronation Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Broad Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Market Street —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Croft Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Croft Road —
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Data Sources

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