Total Crime Rate

111.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

54.1 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 111.5 8/10
  • Violent crimes 54.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 50.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.3 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.1 7/10
  • Other crime 6.8 8/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Other theft 3.4 3/10
  • Public order 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Kingswood Crescent area has the 17th highest crime rate of 78 local areas in Hoyland Milton , and the 264th highest crime rate of 845 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 Kingswood Crescent (S74 9PR) in the last 12 months was 111.5 per 1,000 residents and was 24.3% higher than the Hoyland Milton average (89.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 36.4% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 54.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kingswood Crescent (S74 9PR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cumberland Close, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Woodlands Road (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Kingswood Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Pepper Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Woodlands Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Manor House Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Pepper Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodlands Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Kingswood Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Pepper Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Pepper Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Woodlands Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Guest Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Manor House Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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