Total Crime Rate

77.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 77.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.8 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.9 8/10
  • Other theft 9.0 7/10
  • Public order 9.0 7/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Park Avenue area has the 7th highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Penistone West , and the 413th highest crime rate of 841 local areas in Barnsley .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Park Avenue (S36 6DN) in the last 12 months was 77.6 per 1,000 residents and was 76.1% 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 Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 41.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Park Avenue (S36 6DN), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Park Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Market Street —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Stottercliffe Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Stottercliffe Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stottercliffe Road —
Sep 2025Other crime Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Schole Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Schole Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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