Total Crime Rate

83.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

42.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 83.9 7/10
  • Violent crimes 42.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.0 6/10
  • Burglary 10.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.5 7/10
  • Public order 10.5 7/10
  • Other crime 7.0 8/10
  • Other theft 7.0 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.5 2/10
  • Robbery 3.5 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Church View 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 Church View (S70 4FB) 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 Church View (S70 4FB), the main crime hotspot is near Worsley Close. Police recorded 69 crimes here, including 41 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Church View area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/34)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Worsley Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Worsley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Parkview Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cliffe Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greenwood Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Greenwood Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Yews Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cross Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Cross Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Worsley Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Overdale Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Worsley Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Worsley Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Worsley Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cliffedale Crescent —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Worsley Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Worsley Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oakdale Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Parkview Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Carrwood Grove —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Overdale Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Darley Cross —
Apr 2026Burglary Wellington Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wellington Crescent Local resolution
Apr 2026Other crime Underwood Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Underwood Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Underwood Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Underwood Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Underwood Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cliffe Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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