Total Crime Rate
32.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
13.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Farrier Gate area has the 33rd lowest crime rate of 126 local areas in Penistone East , and the 143rd lowest crime rate of 845 local areas in Barnsley .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Farrier Gate (S35 3PG) in the last 12 months was 32.4 per 1,000 residents and was 43.2% lower than the Penistone East average (57.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -25.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 13.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Farrier Gate (S35 3PG), 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.
View Crime In Sheffield| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Greengate Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Livingstone Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Greengate Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Greengate Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Greengate Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Greengate Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Valley Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Greengate Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Livingstone Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Stanley Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Greengate Lane | Under investigation |
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