Total Crime Rate
24.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
5.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Fields End area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 126 local areas in Penistone East , and the 87th lowest crime rate of 845 local areas in Barnsley .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Fields End (S36 8WH) in the last 12 months was 24.0 per 1,000 residents and was 57.9% lower than the Penistone East average (57.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 5.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Fields End (S36 8WH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Roughbirchworth Lane, where police recorded 7 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Mayfield Court (1 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Mayfield | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Mayfield Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Roughbirchworth Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Roughbirchworth Lane | — |
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