Total Crime Rate

178.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 178.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 51.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.5 8/10
  • Shoplifting 24.0 7/10
  • Public order 17.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.7 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.3 8/10
  • Other crime 6.9 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.4 5/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Robbery 3.4 4/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Griffiths Road area has the 13th highest crime rate of 125 local areas in Penistone East , and the 129th highest crime rate of 841 local areas in Barnsley .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Griffiths Road (S35 3GD) in the last 12 months was 178.1 per 1,000 residents and was 209.0% higher than the Penistone East average (57.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 15 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 Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 65.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 16.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Griffiths Road (S35 3GD), the main crime hotspot is near School Road. Police recorded 20 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Griffiths Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences School Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Greenwood Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hawthorn Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Charlton Brook Crescent —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Greenwood Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Greenwood Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cotswold Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Greenwood Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Reaper Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Valley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order School Road Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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