Total Crime Rate
19.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
12.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Haigh Head Road area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 126 local areas in Penistone East , and the 62nd 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 Haigh Head Road (S36 7LY) in the last 12 months was 19.9 per 1,000 residents and was 65.1% lower than the Penistone East average (57.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violent crimes ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 12.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 200.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Haigh Head Road (S36 7LY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Swaine Meadows, where police recorded 3 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cross Lane (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Penistone East| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Cross Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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