Total Crime Rate
150.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
112.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026New Street area has the 16th highest crime rate of 126 local areas in Penistone East , and the 162nd highest crime rate of 845 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 New Street (S36 2RT) in the last 12 months was 150.0 per 1,000 residents and was 162.9% higher than the Penistone East average (57.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 112.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around New Street (S36 2RT), 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.
View Crime In Sheffield| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Haywood Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | New Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Whitehead Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Wood Royd Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Holling Croft | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Manchester Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Manchester Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Manchester Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Armitage Road | Under investigation |
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