Crime Rates at Milton Croft, Hoyland, Barnsley, S74 9NS

Milton Croft area has the 9th highest crime rate of 78 local areas in Hoyland Milton , and the 138th 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 Milton Croft (S74 9NS) in the last 12 months was 170.8 per 1,000 residents and was 93.0% higher than the Hoyland Milton average (88.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 95.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -0.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Milton Croft (S74 9NS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Key Avenue, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Queensway (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.