Total Crime Rate

236.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

85.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 236.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 85.6 9/10
  • Shoplifting 65.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 61.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 41.1 9/10
  • Public order 24.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.3 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.4 5/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Other theft 3.4 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.4 4/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Brook Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 126 local areas in Penistone East , and the 69th highest crime rate of 845 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 Brook Road (S35 3GG) in the last 12 months was 236.3 per 1,000 residents and was 314.2% higher than the Penistone East average (57.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 533.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 85.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 38.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brook Road (S35 3GG), the main crime hotspot is near Greengate Lane. Police recorded 42 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Brook Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Greengate Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Valley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Greengate Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Greengate Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Greengate Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Greengate Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greengate Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Jeffcock Road —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Greengate Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Livingstone Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Livingstone Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Stanley Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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