Crime Rates at Fearns Buildings, Penistone, Sheffield, S36 6BA

Fearns Buildings area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 34 local areas in Penistone West , and the 56th highest crime rate of 845 local areas in Barnsley .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Fearns Buildings (S36 6BA) in the last 12 months was 272.7 per 1,000 residents and was 504.1% higher than the Penistone West average (45.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 39 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -11.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 64.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fearns Buildings (S36 6BA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Stottercliffe Road, where police recorded 68 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Market Street (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.