Total Crime Rate
16.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
0.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Upper Sheffield Road area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 126 local areas in Penistone East , and the 47th lowest crime rate of 845 local areas in Barnsley .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Upper Sheffield Road (S70 4PS) in the last 12 months was 16.8 per 1,000 residents and was 70.6% lower than the Penistone East average (57.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
In the area around Upper Sheffield Road (S70 4PS), the main crime hotspot is near Turnshaw Mews. Police recorded 34 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Barnsley| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Darley Cross | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Turnshaw Mews | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Windmill Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Darley Cross | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Darley Cross | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Darley Cross | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Darley Cross | Under investigation |
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