Total Crime Rate

68.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 68.6 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.5 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.6 5/10
  • Burglary 7.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.9 6/10
  • Public order 7.9 6/10
  • Drugs 5.3 6/10
  • Other theft 5.3 5/10
  • Robbery 2.6 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Kingwell Road area has the 54th highest crime rate of 125 local areas in Penistone East , and the 379th lowest 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 Kingwell Road (S70 4AG) in the last 12 months was 68.6 per 1,000 residents and was 19.0% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 29.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 26.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kingwell Road (S70 4AG), the main crime hotspot is near Darley Cross. Police recorded 18 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Kingwell Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Upper Sheffield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Brockfield Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Darley Cross Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Darley Cross Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Upper Sheffield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Upper Sheffield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clayroyd Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Parkside Mews Under investigation
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Data Sources

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