Crime Rates at High Street, Penistone, Sheffield, S36 6BR

High Street area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Penistone West , and the 100th highest crime rate of 841 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 High Street (S36 6BR) in the last 12 months was 192.9 per 1,000 residents and was 337.7% higher than the Penistone West average (44.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 76.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 36.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -9.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (S36 6BR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Stottercliffe Road, where police recorded 47 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Market Street (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.