Total Crime Rate

17.0 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

3.4 per 1,000 1/10 · Very 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 17.0 2/10
  • Other crime 6.8 8/10
  • Violent crimes 3.4 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.4 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.4 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

St Anns Road area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 126 local areas in Penistone East , and the 49th lowest crime rate of 845 local areas in Barnsley .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around St Anns Road (S36 2SB) in the last 12 months was 17.0 per 1,000 residents and was 70.3% lower than the Penistone East average (57.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other crime with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 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 1 (≈ 3.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Anns Road (S36 2SB), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 39 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in St Anns Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Broadhead Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Broadhead Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Broadhead Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Broadhead Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Whitehead Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Broadhead Road
Apr 2026Burglary Wheatacre Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heath Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brearley Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Wheatacre Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lee Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lee Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lee Avenue Under investigation

Data Sources

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