Total Crime Rate
52.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
16.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Rock Place area has the 56th lowest crime rate of 126 local areas in Penistone East , and the 270th 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 Rock Place (S36 2RY) in the last 12 months was 52.6 per 1,000 residents and was 7.7% lower 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 20.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -42.9% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 16.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Rock Place (S36 2RY), the main crime hotspot is near Armitage Road. Police recorded 18 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Sheffield| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Broadhead Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Brearley Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lee Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lee Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Armitage Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Wheatacre Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Whitehead Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Wheatacre Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Heath Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Broadhead Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lee Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Broadhead Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Broadhead Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Broadhead Road | — |
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