Total Crime Rate

34.8 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 34.8 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.5 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.0 5/10
  • Other crime 7.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.5 2/10
  • Public order 3.5 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Wortley Road area has the 37th lowest crime rate of 125 local areas in Penistone East , and the 142nd 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 Wortley Road (S35 4LW) in the last 12 months was 34.8 per 1,000 residents and was 39.5% lower 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -84.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 13.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -81.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 114.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wortley Road (S35 4LW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hurst Green, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hawthorn Mews (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Wortley Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Alma Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Hurst Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sheringham Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hawthorn Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Sheringham Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Wortley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Westwood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stoney Gate Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Piece End Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westwood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Hurst Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Hurst Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Alma Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Holbourne Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting New Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences New Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Hurst Green Under investigation

Data Sources

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