Crime and Safety in Hoyland
Last updated: 07 Jun 2026
Hoyland is among the top 20 safest small towns in South Yorkshire, and is the 51st most dangerous overall out of South Yorkshire's 109 towns, villages, and cities. The overall crime rate in Hoyland in 2026 is 81 crimes per 1,000 people. This compares favourably to South Yorkshire's overall crime rate, coming in 7% lower than the South Yorkshire rate of 87 per 1,000 daytime population. For England, Wales, and Northern Ireland as a whole, Hoyland is the 151st most dangerous small town, and the 1,023rd most dangerous location out of all towns, cities, and villages.
In July 2024, Hoyland had the worst crime rate in South Yorkshire for shoplifting, with 58 crimes reported and a crime rate of 3.8 per 1,000 daytime population. August 2023 was also a bad month for Hoyland residents, when it was South Yorkshire's most dangerous area for theft from the person, recording 2 crimes at a rate of 0.13 per 1,000 daytime population.
The most common crimes in Hoyland are violence and sexual offences, with 500 offences during 2026, giving a crime rate of 33. This is 0.40% higher than 2025's figure of 498 offences and a difference of 0.13 from 2025's crime rate of 33. Hoyland's least common crime is theft from the person, with 1 offence recorded in 2026, a decrease of 50% from 2025's figure of 2 crimes.
Hoyland 2026 Crime Scorecard
Top 20 Safest
Small Towns, South Yorkshire
5% lower, regional crime rate
Yorkshire and The Humber
12% higher, national crime rate
England, Wales & NI
Local Crime in Context
As of April 2026, the crime rate in Hoyland is 5% lower than Yorkshire and The Humber and 12% higher than the England, Wales & Northern Ireland overall figure.
Hoyland Crime Rate Over Time
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Hoyland Crime Map
Incidents mapped in Hoyland represent the time frame between January 2016 and April 2026. Each point on the map represents an area where crimes have been recorded locally.
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Introduction to Hoyland's crime statistics
This crime profile provides a detailed view of crime and safety around Hoyland up to April 2026, the most recent data release available. The crime figures and statistics have been calculated across each of Hoyland's 414 postcodes using three area sizes for comparison:
- Within a Five-Minute Walk
- Within a Ten-Minute Walk
- Within a Fifteen-Minute Walk
Individual crime risk scores and index figures are for the 12-month period ending April 2026 unless otherwise stated.
CrimeRate Insights
Looking into a specific address in Hoyland? CrimeRate Insights reports convert raw numbers into practical insight for any location, from single addresses and postcodes, up to major towns and cities.
Crime rates don’t happen by themselves; they follow people and patterns. Where crowds gather - near pubs and late-night venues, around the station, by supermarkets and forecourts - incidents naturally concentrate.
That doesn’t mean an area is "bad"; it usually means footfall is higher.
Your report explores these factors in a calm, non-judgemental way, putting the numbers in context and helping you spot what’s typical for places like this.
Crime Risk Scores
Hoyland • 12 Months Ending April 2026
The typical five-minute walk within Hoyland has a crime risk score of 599. This is based on analysis of 414 nearby areas within Hoyland, with "most" referring to roughly two thirds of the nearby locations.
Crime risk scores are on a scale of 1 to 1,000 and consider the severity of the crimes involved, as determined by sentencing guidelines. A score of 1 represents the lowest risk, and 1,000 the highest risk. This approach ensures that - unlike overall crime rate figures - bicycle theft is not given the same importance in Hoyland's risk scores as, for example, robbery, or violence & sexual offences.
Within a five-minute walk of the typical location in Hoyland, crime risk scores are typically around 599, while in South Yorkshire they are average 590.
Areas within a ten-minute walk typically see crime risk scores of 658 (621 for South Yorkshire), and scores within a fifteen-minute walk are most often around 685 (South Yorkshire 651).
Trends in Crime Risk
Hoyland
Calculated via Seasonal and Trend decomposition using Loess, the Seasonality Adjusted line represents the original data with seasonality subtracted, and the Trend line has been plotted unadjusted. Overall trend direction has been identified using the Mann-Kendall trend test, and rate calculated from the slope of the best-fit line identified from linear regression.
No trend could be found in Hoyland's crime risk scores over the last 10 years, and the trend may well be static.
Looking at the previous five years, the trend in Hoyland's crime risk score is down by 9%. While potentially a good indicator of the overall risk trend, cross-referencing with major cultural events and Covid's impact during this time is advised.
The risk score trend over the last year has not shown any statistically meaningful movement up or down.
Crime Rates and Indexes
Hoyland
The CrimeRate Index shows how crime rates compare against the national average.
1.0 equals the average
2.0 is double
3.0 triple
0.5 is half and
0.25 a quarter.
Highest Crime Rates
Hoyland • 12 Months Ending April 2026
Excluding other crime and other theft because their geographic location is often not relevant, anti-social behaviour as its definition is too wide, and bicycle theft for its specificity.
Possession of Weapons offences have a crime rate of 1.46 reports per 1,000 people in Hoyland, which is 2.32 times the national average. This figure is calculated from 22 crime reports logged by South Yorkshire Police during the 12-month period ending April 2026.
For the same period, South Yorkshire Police recorded 112 reports of Vehicle Crime in Hoyland, resulting in a crime rate of 7.36 reports per 1,000, and a CrimeRate Index of 1.71.
The crime rate for Burglary is 1.62 times the national average at 5.06 reports per 1,000. This is from 77 crime reports reported to South Yorkshire Police.
Most Significant 3-Year Increases in Crime Types
Hoyland
Excluding other crime and other theft, anti-social behaviour, and bicycle theft, and calculated with the same STL method described in Trends in Crime Risk, using CrimeRate Index figures to identify crime types that are trending above or below the national average, and the analysis timeframe limited to the last three years.
Possession of Weapons offences are trending upwards, and have a CrimeRate Index of 2.86 for the month of April 2026.
Three years ago, the monthly Possession of Weapons CrimeRate Index was 2.86 times the national average, and the current trend indicates an increase of 0% over this timeframe.
Criminal Damage and Arson offences are trending upwards, and have a CrimeRate Index of 1.83 for the month of April 2026.
Three years ago, the monthly Criminal Damage and Arson CrimeRate Index was 1.57 times the national average, and the current trend indicates an increase of 17% over this timeframe.
Vehicle Crime offences are trending upwards, and have a CrimeRate Index of 3.77 for the month of April 2026.
Three years ago, the monthly Vehicle Crime CrimeRate Index was 0.75 times the national average, and the current trend indicates an increase of 403% over this timeframe.
Most Significant 3-Year Decreases in Crime Types
Hoyland
Calculated with the same methodology as the largest increases section above.
Violence and Sexual Offences are trending downwards, and have a CrimeRate Index of 0.89 for the month of April 2026.
Three years ago, the monthly Violence and Sexual Offences CrimeRate Index was 1.20 times the national average, and the current trend indicates a decrease of 26% over this timeframe.
Shoplifting offences are trending downwards, and have a CrimeRate Index of 1.00 for the month of April 2026.
Three years ago, the monthly Shoplifting CrimeRate Index was 3.16 times the national average, and the current trend indicates a decrease of 68% over this timeframe.
Crime Type Breakdown & Heat Map
Hoyland • 12 Months Ending April 2026
Size and colour reflect the CrimeRate Index figures for each type of crime.
Hoyland | South Yorkshire | Yorkshire and The Humber | |||||||
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| Crime Type | Count | Rate | Index | Count | Rate | Index | Count | Rate | Index |
| Anti-Social Behaviour | 233 | 15.34 | 1.09 | 26,700 | 16.86 | 1.19 | 77,875 | 12.35 | 0.87 |
| Bicycle Theft | 2 | 0.14 | 1.00 | 795 | 0.50 | 0.68 | 4,306 | 0.68 | 0.93 |
| Burglary | 77 | 5.06 | 1.62 | 7,325 | 4.62 | 1.48 | 27,843 | 4.41 | 1.41 |
| Criminal Damage and Arson | 126 | 8.30 | 1.32 | 13,544 | 8.55 | 1.36 | 47,570 | 7.55 | 1.20 |
| Drugs | 46 | 3.02 | 1.07 | 4,941 | 3.12 | 1.01 | 19,757 | 3.14 | 1.02 |
| Other Crime | 49 | 3.23 | 1.75 | 5,189 | 3.30 | 1.78 | 18,290 | 2.91 | 1.57 |
| Other Theft | 61 | 4.00 | 0.70 | 8,713 | 5.49 | 0.96 | 36,443 | 5.78 | 1.02 |
| Possession of Weapons | 22 | 1.46 | 2.32 | 1,857 | 1.17 | 1.38 | 5,827 | 0.93 | 1.09 |
| Public Order | 105 | 6.91 | 1.19 | 11,818 | 7.46 | 1.29 | 47,514 | 7.55 | 1.30 |
| Robbery | 9 | 0.60 | 1.20 | 2,064 | 1.30 | 1.10 | 7,156 | 1.13 | 0.96 |
| Shoplifting | 115 | 7.57 | 1.06 | 13,959 | 8.83 | 1.24 | 48,695 | 7.71 | 1.08 |
| Theft From the Person | 1 | 0.07 | 0.58 | 874 | 0.53 | 0.34 | 3,568 | 0.57 | 0.37 |
| Vehicle Crime | 112 | 7.36 | 1.71 | 9,918 | 6.27 | 1.46 | 30,637 | 4.87 | 1.13 |
| Violence and Sexual Offences | 500 | 32.93 | 1.08 | 56,798 | 35.86 | 1.18 | 239,898 | 38.04 | 1.25 |
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Total Crime by Year
Hoyland | South Yorkshire | Yorkshire and The Humber | |||||||
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| Year | Count | Rate | Index | Count | Rate | Index | Count | Rate | Index |
| 2026 | 1,225 | 80.65 | 1.17 | 137,795 | 87.00 | 1.21 | 537,504 | 85.27 | 1.18 |
| 2025 | 1,367 | 90.06 | 1.29 | 142,062 | 90.64 | 1.22 | 553,826 | 88.44 | 1.19 |
| 2024 | 1,403 | 92.64 | 1.29 | 147,112 | 95.02 | 1.26 | 576,330 | 93.00 | 1.23 |
| 2023 | 1,473 | 96.97 | 1.28 | 154,648 | 101.06 | 1.28 | 611,034 | 99.55 | 1.26 |
| 2022 | 1,651 | 108.88 | 1.46 | 145,166 | 96.23 | 1.25 | 574,808 | 94.84 | 1.23 |
| 2021 | 1,331 | 87.77 | 1.32 | 128,797 | 85.77 | 1.25 | 501,180 | 83.02 | 1.21 |
| 2020 | 1,376 | 90.25 | 1.26 | 138,295 | 92.12 | 1.24 | 549,148 | 91.15 | 1.23 |
| 2019 | 1,222 | 80.07 | 1.13 | 139,154 | 92.74 | 1.22 | 568,297 | 94.66 | 1.24 |
| 2018 | 1,132 | 73.52 | 1.09 | 135,249 | 90.22 | 1.27 | 514,090 | 85.73 | 1.21 |
| 2017 | 958 | 61.57 | 1.03 | 115,638 | 77.26 | 1.21 | 456,998 | 76.46 | 1.20 |
| 2016 | 254 | 16.28 | 0.97 | 30,755 | 20.56 | 1.08 | 133,274 | 22.31 | 1.17 |
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Hoyland Compared to Nearby Small Towns
12 Months Ending Apr 2026
| Small Town | Total Crimes | Crime Rate | Rate Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rawmarsh | 2,347 | 122.04 | 51% more dangerous |
| Adwick le Street | 1,964 | 108.14 | 34% more dangerous |
| Hatfield | 1,804 | 98.83 | 23% more dangerous |
| Dalton | 1,067 | 97.61 | 21% more dangerous |
| Brierley | 152 | 66.51 | 18% safer |
| Conisbrough | 1,017 | 92.21 | 14% more dangerous |
| Dinnington St. John's | 987 | 92.29 | 14% more dangerous |
| Thurcroft | 768 | 86.91 | 8% more dangerous |
| Thurnscoe | 907 | 90.84 | 13% more dangerous |
| Thorne | 1,592 | 84.38 | 4.6% more dangerous |
| Cudworth and Shafton | 986 | 80.07 | 0.72% safer |
| Hoyland | 1,225 | 80.65 | - |
| Royston | 809 | 75.69 | 6% safer |
| Armthorpe | 1,083 | 74.23 | 8% safer |
| Maltby | 1,294 | 74.54 | 8% safer |
| Sprotbrough and Cusworth | 754 | 65.39 | 19% safer |
| Stocksbridge | 882 | 63.29 | 22% safer |
| Rossington | 933 | 60.93 | 24% safer |
| Aston cum Aughton | 903 | 57.02 | 29% safer |
| Barnby Dun with Kirk Sandall | 456 | 51.44 | 36% safer |
| Brinsworth | 424 | 47.16 | 42% safer |
Comparing Hoyland to the UK's Major Cities
12 Months Ending Apr 2026
| City Name | Crime Rate | Rate Difference |
|---|---|---|
| Cardiff | 79.55 | 1.4% safer |
| Hoyland | 80.65 | - |
| Newcastle upon Tyne | 82.69 | 2.5% more dangerous |
| Sheffield | 84.09 | 4.3% more dangerous |
| Leicester | 97.87 | 21% more dangerous |
| Bristol | 104.64 | 30% more dangerous |
| Birmingham | 105.05 | 30% more dangerous |
| Liverpool | 106.48 | 32% more dangerous |
| Leeds | 107.10 | 33% more dangerous |
| Nottingham | 107.74 | 34% more dangerous |
| Westminster | 125.00 | 55% more dangerous |
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Offences In and Around Hoyland's Parks & Leisure Spaces
Limited to spaces in Hoyland that are named and have had crimes recorded within their boundaries in the 12 months to Apr 2026.
| Name | ASB | Drugs | Public Order | Robbery | VSO | All Others |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lower Ashgates Allotments | 1 | - | - | - | 2 | 1 |
| Lower Ashgates Allotments Two | 1 | - | - | - | 2 | 1 |
| Elsecar Park | 8 | - | - | - | 6 | 2 |
| Regent Street Allotments | 5 | - | 2 | - | 6 | 12 |
| Church View Allotments | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 |
| King George's Field | 5 | - | 2 | - | 16 | 11 |
| Hoyland Leisure Centre | - | - | 4 | - | 10 | 6 |
| Millhouses Street Allotments | 6 | - | 1 | 1 | 4 | 11 |
| Strafford Avenue Allotments | - | - | 1 | - | 6 | 2 |
| Miners Welfare Recreation Ground | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 9 |
Recent Crimes in Hoyland
The 20 most recent crime reports in Hoyland.
| Date | Crime Type | Location | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| April 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | On or near Royston Hill | |
| April 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | On or near Hallcroft Gardens | |
| April 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | On or near Croft Road | |
| April 2026 | Burglary | On or near Allendale Drive | |
| April 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | On or near Cherry Tree Street | |
| April 2026 | Other theft | On or near Coronation Road | |
| April 2026 | Public order | On or near Cobcar Avenue | |
| April 2026 | Public order | On or near High Street | |
| April 2026 | Public order | On or near Woodlands Road | |
| April 2026 | Shoplifting | On or near Hall Street | |
| April 2026 | Shoplifting | On or near West Street | |
| April 2026 | Shoplifting | On or near West Street | |
| April 2026 | Vehicle crime | On or near Stirling Close | |
| April 2026 | Vehicle crime | On or near Noble Street | |
| April 2026 | Vehicle crime | On or near Fearnley Road | |
| April 2026 | Vehicle crime | On or near Kingswood Crescent | |
| April 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | On or near Zetland Road | |
| April 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | On or near Woodlands Road | |
| April 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | On or near Wood View | |
| April 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | On or near Springfield Road |
Methodology & Data Sources
Hoyland Crime Report
Data Sources & Processing
Every month, CrimeRate processes crime reports from data.police.uk, the UK's official provider of open crime report data. Each crime report includes anonymised coordinates, most often "snapped" to the middle of the nearest street, or to the nearest major landmark. The reports also include the month and year the crime was reported, as well as the type of crime.
Data releases on data.police.uk happen once a month, with a two-month delay. This means that, for example, crimes reported in Hoyland during June 2026 will typically become available in August 2026. The latest release is for Apr 2026 and was released in Jun 2026. To provide current and historical crime statistics, CrimeRate processed 61,669,232 crime reports for the latest release.
Hoyland Data Points
For Hoyland, CrimeRate uses the geographic boundaries provided by The Office for National Statistics in the December 2022 release of their Built Up Areas dataset, using the BUA22CD column value E63001259.
Due to the 2021 Census being conducted during a UK-wide Coronavirus lockdown, the daytime population figures released so far cannot be relied on for purposes such as comparing crime rates. Instead, CrimeRate uses Hoyland's daytime - or "workday" - population of 9,600 from the ONS 2011 Census for calculations throughout the site.
All geographic boundaries use the full resolution - extent of the realm versions where provided to avoid missing crime reports near coastlines and rivers - the banks of the Thames in particular - that would otherwise not be included when using the clipped to the coastline datasets.
Calculating Crime Rates
CrimeRate locates the UK region, county, and town/city/village locality for each crime report, and calculates the crime rate by taking the sum of all crime reports, dividing it by the locality's daytime / "workday" population, and multiplying the result by 1,000 to get the crime rate per 1,000.
Crime Risk Score Calculations
CrimeRate calculates crime counts for local, nearby, and wider areas for every postcode in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland. The postcodes locations are deduplicated by a process that ensures distinct points are approximately 50 metres apart. This process removes the bias that would otherwise come from counting the same crimes several times in heavily populated areas.
Using a custom algorithm developed in-house, CrimeRate applies a crime severity weighting to each area's crime counts, based on the type of crime reported. This increases or decreases the crime count, or zeroes it out entirely, depending on the crime type. A separate crime severity rate is then calculated, standardised, and scaled to fit the crime risk score range of 1 to 1,000, with 1 being the lowest score, and 1,000 the highest.
Crime risk scores undergo further analysis per town, city, and village plus other areas including police forces and neighbourhoods. CrimeRate uses percentiles to work out the most common range of crime risk scores in each locality. This includes identifying the high and low bounds where approximately 68% of scores fall, and finding the median (50th percentile) for easy reference.
The crime types with a weight of zero are: Anti-Social Behaviour; Bicycle Theft; Other Crime; Other Theft; and Shoplifting. The highest weights to are assigned to Violence & Sexual Offences, and the lowest to Vehicle Crime.
Frequently Asked Questions
Crime in Hoyland