Total Crime Rate

55.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 55.6 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.1 7/10
  • Other crime 8.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.3 2/10
  • Burglary 2.8 2/10
  • Other theft 2.8 1/10
  • Public order 2.8 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Sunny Bank area has the 62nd lowest crime rate of 125 local areas in Penistone East , and the 313th lowest crime rate of 841 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 Sunny Bank (S35 4NP) in the last 12 months was 55.6 per 1,000 residents and was 3.6% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 11.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -69.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sunny Bank (S35 4NP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Angram View, where police recorded 28 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 Sunny Bank area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Piece End Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Alma Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Hurst Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Hurst Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stoney Gate Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hawthorn Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cottam Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cottam Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Hurst Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Alma Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Angram View Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Angram View Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sheringham Close Under investigation
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 Westwood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Hurst Green Under investigation

Data Sources

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