Total Crime Rate

52.8 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

13.9 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 52.8 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.7 7/10
  • Violent crimes 13.9 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.1 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.6 4/10
  • Other theft 5.6 5/10
  • Burglary 2.8 2/10
  • Drugs 2.8 2/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Public order 2.8 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.8 1/10
  • Bicycle 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Potters Gate area has the 57th lowest crime rate of 126 local areas in Penistone East , and the 272nd 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 Potters Gate (S35 4NA) in the last 12 months was 52.8 per 1,000 residents and was 7.5% lower than the Penistone East average (57.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 13.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Potters Gate (S35 4NA), the main crime hotspot is near Hurst Green. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Potters Gate area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Angram View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Potter Hill Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Piece End —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Briary Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Angram View Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thompson Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sheringham Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sheringham Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sheringham Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Annat Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westwood Court Under investigation
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Data Sources

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