Total Crime Rate

43.5 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

13.0 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 43.5 4/10
  • Violent crimes 13.0 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.0 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 8.7 9/10
  • Burglary 8.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.4 4/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Sheffield Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 34 local areas in Penistone West , and the 222nd lowest crime rate of 845 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 Sheffield Road (S36 6HH) in the last 12 months was 43.5 per 1,000 residents and was 3.7% 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 13.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sheffield Road (S36 6HH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Springvale Grove, where police recorded 4 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Berrywell Avenue (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Sheffield Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sheffield Road Under investigation

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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