Total Crime Rate

73.6 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 73.6 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.0 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.6 8/10
  • Other theft 7.8 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.8 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Francis Grove area has the 50th highest crime rate of 125 local areas in Penistone East , and the 411th lowest crime rate of 841 local areas in Barnsley .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Francis Grove (S35 4FU) in the last 12 months was 73.6 per 1,000 residents and was 27.8% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 31.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -52.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Francis Grove (S35 4FU), the main crime hotspot is near Greengate Court. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Francis Grove area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shepley Croft Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Francis Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Alma Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Greengate Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Alma Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Acre Gate Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hollow Gate —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Angram View Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Angram View Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vickers Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Miles Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Miles Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Miles Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Greengate Court —
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Data Sources

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