Crime Rates at High Street, Worsbrough, Barnsley, S70 4AE

High Street area has the 41st highest crime rate of 126 local areas in Penistone East , and the 389th highest 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 High Street (S70 4AE) in the last 12 months was 83.9 per 1,000 residents and was 47.1% higher 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 42.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (S70 4AE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Dovedale, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Underwood Avenue (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.