Crime Rates at Market Street, Penistone, Sheffield, S36 6BZ

Market Street area has the highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Penistone West , and the 87th 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 Market Street (S36 6BZ) in the last 12 months was 209.8 per 1,000 residents and was 376.0% 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 Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 87.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

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