Crime Rates at Vicarage Walk, Penistone, Sheffield, S36 6EJ

Vicarage Walk area has the 14th highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Penistone West , and the 168th lowest crime rate of 841 local areas in Barnsley .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Vicarage Walk (S36 6EJ) in the last 12 months was 37.5 per 1,000 residents and was 15.0% lower 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 22.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 104.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Vicarage Walk (S36 6EJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 31 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.