Total Crime Rate

145.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 145.2 9/10
  • Shoplifting 95.9 9/10
  • Public order 13.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.0 3/10
  • Drugs 5.5 6/10
  • Other crime 5.5 7/10
  • Robbery 5.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.7 1/10
  • Other theft 2.7 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Dowland Gardens area has the 20th highest crime rate of 125 local areas in Penistone East , and the 188th highest crime rate of 841 local areas in Barnsley .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Dowland Gardens (S35 4GQ) in the last 12 months was 145.2 per 1,000 residents and was 152.0% higher than the Penistone East average (57.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 30.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 81.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dowland Gardens (S35 4GQ), the main crime hotspot is near Bellamy Close. Police recorded 50 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Dowland Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Merbeck Drive —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bellamy Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Merbeck Drive —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bellamy Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bellamy Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bellamy Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences New Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting New Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bellamy Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bellamy Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dowland Avenue —
Sep 2025Burglary Holbourne Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Alma Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bellamy Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Piece End Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westwood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Westwood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Alma Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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