Total Crime Rate

63.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

20.1 per 1,000 4/10 · 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 63.8 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.9 8/10
  • Violent crimes 20.1 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.8 4/10
  • Other theft 6.7 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.7 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.4 2/10
  • Public order 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Haywood Avenue area has the 54th highest crime rate of 126 local areas in Penistone East , and the 350th 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 Haywood Avenue (S36 2QD) in the last 12 months was 63.8 per 1,000 residents and was 11.8% higher 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 20.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Haywood Avenue (S36 2QD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Armitage Road, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Holling Croft (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Haywood Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wood Royd Road
Apr 2026Other crime Whitehead Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Broadhead Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Broadhead Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Broadhead Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Broadhead Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Armitage Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Broadhead Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Haywood Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holling Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heath Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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