Total Crime Rate
33.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Carr Road area has the 35th lowest crime rate of 125 local areas in Penistone East , and the 133rd 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 Carr Road (S36 2NR) in the last 12 months was 33.7 per 1,000 residents and was 41.5% 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 18.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 150.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Carr Road (S36 2NR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Armitage Road, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Haywood Lane (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Penistone East| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Holling Croft | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | New Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | St Hilda Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Holling Croft | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Holling Croft | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Holling Croft | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Haywood Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Wood Royd Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Haywood Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Haywood Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Holling Croft | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | New Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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