Total Crime Rate
178.1 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Spring Gardens area has the 8th highest crime rate of 78 local areas in Hoyland Milton , and the 128th highest crime rate of 841 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 Spring Gardens (S74 9QN) in the last 12 months was 178.1 per 1,000 residents and was 101.3% higher than the Hoyland Milton average (88.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -63.6% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 10 (β 40.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -41.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Spring Gardens (S74 9QN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 48 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near High Street (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Hoyland Milton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Manor Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Rother Croft | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Rother Croft | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | High Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Rother Mews | β |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Little Leeds | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Little Leeds | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Little Leeds | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | High Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | High Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | High Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | High Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | High Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Cumberland Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Cumberland Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | β |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Mallin Croft | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | St Andrews Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Hall Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Hall Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | β |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Old School Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Mell Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Oldfield Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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