Total Crime Rate

28.3 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

8.7 per 1,000 2/10 · Very 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 28.3 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.0 6/10
  • Violent crimes 8.7 2/10
  • Drugs 4.4 5/10
  • Public order 4.4 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 4.4 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Knoll Close area has the 27th lowest crime rate of 126 local areas in Penistone East , and the 117th lowest crime rate of 845 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 Knoll Close (S35 7DZ) in the last 12 months was 28.3 per 1,000 residents and was 50.5% 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 Vehicle crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 8.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Knoll Close (S35 7DZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hollin Moor View, where police recorded 3 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Rag Lane (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Knoll Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Copster Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hartcliffe View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hollin Moor View
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Churchways

Data Sources

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