Total Crime Rate

27.3 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

16.4 per 1,000 4/10 · 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 27.3 3/10
  • Violent crimes 16.4 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.4 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.2 5/10
  • Burglary 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • 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

Kennedy Close area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 34 local areas in Penistone West , and the 108th lowest crime rate of 845 local areas in Barnsley .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Kennedy Close (S36 9NL) in the last 12 months was 27.3 per 1,000 residents and was 39.6% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 16.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -84.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kennedy Close (S36 9NL), the main crime hotspot is near Manchester Road. Police recorded 9 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Kennedy Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Royd Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Royd Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ecklands Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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