Postcode · Barnsley
Crime in S74 9BB
How much crime is recorded in S74 9BB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Hoyland
- Council
- Barnsley
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,315 (2024)
S74 9BBBarnsley
How safe is S74 9BB
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 29.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the S74 9BB area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
29.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
42
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).
S74 9BBNational
Burglary18.59.1
Violence and sexual offences13.623.6
Vehicle crime6.93.5
Anti-social behaviour4.310.7
Public order2.34.6
Criminal damage and arson2.04.7
Drugs1.62.4
Other theft1.34.5
Other crime0.91.5
Robbery0.91.4
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Theft from the person0.62.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 8% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.