Total Crime Rate

119.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 119.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 51.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.6 6/10
  • Drugs 13.6 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.8 6/10
  • Other theft 3.4 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.4 5/10
  • Public order 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Potter Hill Lane area has the 33rd highest crime rate of 125 local areas in Penistone East , and the 274th highest crime rate of 841 local areas in Barnsley .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Potter Hill Lane (S35 4JF) in the last 12 months was 119.1 per 1,000 residents and was 106.6% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 133.3% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 57.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Potter Hill Lane (S35 4JF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hurst Green, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Potter Hill Lane (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Potter Hill Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Hurst Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cottam Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cottam Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Hurst Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Hurst Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Potter Hill Lane —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Potter Hill Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Hurst Green Under investigation
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Data Sources

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