Total Crime Rate

138.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 138.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 72.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 30.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.1 7/10
  • Burglary 6.0 6/10
  • Public order 6.0 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.0 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Hodgkinson Avenue area has the 4th highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Penistone West , and the 207th 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 Hodgkinson Avenue (S36 6BT) in the last 12 months was 138.6 per 1,000 residents and was 214.4% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 78.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 90.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hodgkinson Avenue (S36 6BT), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 31 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 Hodgkinson Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Market Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vicarage Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church View Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eastfield Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eastfield Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eastfield Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wilson Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hodgkinson Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shrewsbury Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lower Unwin Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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