Total Crime Rate
27.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Bowland Drive area has the 25th lowest crime rate of 125 local areas in Penistone East , and the 90th lowest crime rate of 841 local areas in Barnsley .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Bowland Drive (S35 2QN) in the last 12 months was 27.0 per 1,000 residents and was 53.2% lower than the Penistone East average (57.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 9.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -16.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Bowland Drive (S35 2QN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Chapel Close, where police recorded 6 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Livingstone Road (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Penistone East| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Raleigh Drive | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Charlton Brook Crescent | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | B6546 | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Cotswold Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bowland Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Swale Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Drake Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Stanley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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