Total Crime Rate

47.5 per 1,000 5/10 · 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 47.5 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.9 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 5.9 1/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

South Road area has the 52nd lowest crime rate of 125 local areas in Penistone East , and the 245th lowest crime rate of 841 local areas in Barnsley .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around South Road (S35 4JL) in the last 12 months was 47.5 per 1,000 residents and was 17.6% lower than the Penistone East average (57.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 5.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -75.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around South Road (S35 4JL), 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 South Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shepley Croft Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Acre Gate Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Francis Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Miles Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting New Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Alma Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Greengate Court —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Greengate Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Miles Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Piece End Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Sheringham Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sheringham Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Alma Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Miles Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences New Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vickers Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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