Total Crime Rate

66.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 66.9 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.7 4/10
  • Public order 13.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.0 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.7 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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.
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Crime overview

Acre Gate area has the 55th highest crime rate of 125 local areas in Penistone East , and the 372nd lowest crime rate of 841 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 Acre Gate (S35 4FT) in the last 12 months was 66.9 per 1,000 residents and was 16.1% higher than the Penistone East average (57.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 30.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Acre Gate (S35 4FT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Angram View, where police recorded 28 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Vickers Road (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Acre Gate area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sheringham Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Hurst Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Miles Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Miles Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vickers Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hollow Gate
Sep 2025Shoplifting Angram View Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Angram View Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Acre Gate Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Francis Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Hurst Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Hurst Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Hurst Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Miles Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Sheringham Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cottam Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cottam Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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