Total Crime Rate

116.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 116.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 58.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.7 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.7 8/10
  • Burglary 6.5 7/10
  • Other theft 6.5 6/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
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

Watermill Gardens area has the 34th highest crime rate of 125 local areas in Penistone East , and the 278th highest 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 Watermill Gardens (S36 8AJ) in the last 12 months was 116.9 per 1,000 residents and was 102.8% higher than the Penistone East average (57.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 125.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 58.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 125.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 44.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Watermill Gardens (S36 8AJ), the main crime hotspot is near Stottercliffe Road. Police recorded 47 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Watermill Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Stottercliffe Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Stottercliffe Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stottercliffe Road —
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Data Sources

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