Total Crime Rate
111.5 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Guest Street area has the 20th highest crime rate of 78 local areas in Hoyland Milton , and the 290th highest crime rate of 841 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 Guest Street (S74 9SP) in the last 12 months was 111.5 per 1,000 residents and was 26.0% higher than the Hoyland Milton average (88.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 15 (β 50.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Guest Street (S74 9SP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cumberland Close, where police recorded 30 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Guest Street (13 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 | Anti-social behaviour | Kingswood Crescent | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Kingswood Crescent | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Kingswood Crescent | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Kingswood Crescent | β |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Cumberland Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Cumberland Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Guest Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cumberland Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cumberland Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Northumberland Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Milton Croft | β |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Edinburgh Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Edinburgh Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Edinburgh Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Lilac Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lilac Crescent | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lilac Crescent | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodlands Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Silkstone View | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Silkstone View | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Silkstone View | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Kingswood Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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