Total Crime Rate
13.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
7.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Inchburn Crescent area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 34 local areas in Penistone West , and the 33rd lowest crime rate of 845 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 Inchburn Crescent (S36 6FE) in the last 12 months was 13.9 per 1,000 residents and was 69.3% lower 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 7.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Inchburn Crescent (S36 6FE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Church View Road, where police recorded 8 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Eastfield Avenue (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Lees Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lower Unwin Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Dransfield Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Church View Crescent | — |
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