Crime Rate in Penistone East, ward

Penistone East has the 4th lowest crime rate of 21 wards in Barnsley district and the 3244th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (Yorkshire and The Humber), it has the 115th lowest crime rate of 410 wards.

The overall crime rate in Penistone East in the last 12 months was 57.6 per 1,000 residents and was 48.8% lower than the Barnsley district average (112.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Penistone East’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 214 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 279 (≈ 20.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Penistone East ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Stone Row Court, with 43 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around The Avenue (13 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.