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

High Street area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 34 local areas in Penistone West , and the 84th 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 High Street (S36 6BR) in the last 12 months was 218.3 per 1,000 residents and was 383.4% higher than the Penistone West average (45.2 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 Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -21.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 91.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.4% 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 68 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.