Total Crime Rate

107.0 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 107.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 46.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.4 8/10
  • Public order 13.4 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.0 5/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Robbery 3.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Mortomley Lane area has the 37th highest crime rate of 125 local areas in Penistone East , and the 306th 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 Mortomley Lane (S35 3HU) in the last 12 months was 107.0 per 1,000 residents and was 85.7% higher than the Penistone East average (57.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 63.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mortomley Lane (S35 3HU), 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.

View Crime In Penistone East

Crime Over Time in Mortomley Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hawthorn Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order School Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Greenwood Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Greenwood Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mortomley Croft Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Greenwood Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences School Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Greenwood Road Under investigation
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 8 of 8

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.

↑