Total Crime Rate

392.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 392.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 276.0 10/10
  • Public order 39.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 32.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.5 5/10
  • Robbery 3.3 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Longfields Crescent area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 78 local areas in Hoyland Milton , and the 24th 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 Longfields Crescent (S74 9JD) in the last 12 months was 392.9 per 1,000 residents and was 343.9% higher than the Hoyland Milton average (88.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 85 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -53.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 74.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 1021.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Longfields Crescent (S74 9JD), the main crime hotspot is near West Street. Police recorded 119 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Longfields Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Broad Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Broad Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting West Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order West Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour West Street —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Broad Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Broad Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Other crime Broad Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Coronation Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coronation Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Crown Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crown Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crown Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Edward Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Old School Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Mell Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Edward Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Edward Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hawshaw Lane —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Oldfield Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft St Andrews Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Longfields Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Croft Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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