Total Crime Rate
37.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
14.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Renshaw Close area has the 42nd lowest crime rate of 126 local areas in Penistone East , and the 175th 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 Renshaw Close (S35 4FB) in the last 12 months was 37.3 per 1,000 residents and was 34.6% lower than the Penistone East average (57.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 66.7% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 14.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Renshaw Close (S35 4FB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Tompson Hill, where police recorded 9 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Whinmoor Road (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Sheffield| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Whinmoor Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Thompson Hill | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Potter Hill Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Tompson Hill | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Tompson Hill | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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