Total Crime Rate

84.1 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 84.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 51.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.2 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.5 9/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Other crime 3.2 4/10
  • Public order 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Whinmoor Road area has the 44th highest crime rate of 125 local areas in Penistone East , and the 380th 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 Whinmoor Road (S35 4LJ) in the last 12 months was 84.1 per 1,000 residents and was 46.0% higher than the Penistone East average (57.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 61.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 15.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whinmoor Road (S35 4LJ), the main crime hotspot is near Potter Hill Lane. Police recorded 10 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Whinmoor Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tompson Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cottam Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cottam Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Potter Hill Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Potter Hill Lane —
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Data Sources

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