Total Crime Rate

74.4 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

42.1 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 74.4 7/10
  • Violent crimes 42.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.9 6/10
  • Drugs 9.7 8/10
  • Public order 6.5 5/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.2 2/10
  • Other theft 3.2 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Whinmoor Road area has the 47th highest crime rate of 126 local areas in Penistone East , and the 410th lowest crime rate of 845 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 Whinmoor Road (S35 4LJ) in the last 12 months was 74.4 per 1,000 residents and was 30.5% higher than the Penistone East average (57.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 42.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whinmoor Road (S35 4LJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cottam Road, where police recorded 9 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Annat Place (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Whinmoor Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whinmoor Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Annat Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Potter Hill Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Tompson Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Tompson Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thompson Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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