Total Crime Rate

53.5 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 53.5 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.9 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.6 8/10
  • Burglary 9.4 8/10
  • Public order 6.3 5/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Clarel Close area has the 10th highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Penistone West , and the 297th lowest 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 Clarel Close (S36 6FZ) in the last 12 months was 53.5 per 1,000 residents and was 21.3% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 25.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Clarel Close (S36 6FZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Schole Avenue, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Park Avenue (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Clarel Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Schole Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson New Chapel Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cubley Wood Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Schole Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gledhill Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St John'S Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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