Total Crime Rate

125.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 125.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 70.8 9/10
  • Public order 25.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.5 6/10
  • Burglary 4.2 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.2 3/10
  • Other crime 4.2 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Holling Croft area has the 29th highest crime rate of 125 local areas in Penistone East , and the 249th highest crime rate of 841 local areas in Barnsley .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Holling Croft (S36 2QR) in the last 12 months was 125.0 per 1,000 residents and was 116.9% higher 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 95.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 21.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -6.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Holling Croft (S36 2QR), the main crime hotspot is near Haywood Lane. Police recorded 15 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Holling Croft area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Holling Croft Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences New Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Holling Croft Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holling Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Haywood Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holling Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Haywood Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Haywood Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Holling Croft
Sep 2025Other theft Wood Royd Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences New Street Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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