Total Crime Rate

156.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 156.4 9/10
  • Other theft 58.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 50.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.6 4/10
  • Drugs 10.9 8/10
  • Burglary 3.6 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Manchester Road area has the 17th highest crime rate of 125 local areas in Penistone East , and the 162nd 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 Manchester Road (S36 2RF) in the last 12 months was 156.4 per 1,000 residents and was 171.3% higher than the Penistone East average (57.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 1500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 14.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 254.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Manchester Road (S36 2RF), 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 Manchester Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences New Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Wood Royd Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holling Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holling Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Haywood Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Holling Croft Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Holling Croft Awaiting court outcome
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 2025Violence and sexual offences New Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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