Total Crime Rate

87.1 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 87.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.5 6/10
  • Burglary 12.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.5 8/10
  • Other theft 4.2 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Upper Sheffield Road area has the 43rd highest crime rate of 125 local areas in Penistone East , and the 368th highest 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 Upper Sheffield Road (S70 4PT) in the last 12 months was 87.1 per 1,000 residents and was 51.2% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 41.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Upper Sheffield Road (S70 4PT), the main crime hotspot is near Worsley Close. Police recorded 35 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Penistone East

Crime Over Time in Upper Sheffield Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Yews Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Yews Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Darley Cross Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Darley Cross Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Yews Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Yews Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Upper Sheffield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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 Yews Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Worsley Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Worsley Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Worsley Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Parkside Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Worsley Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Worsley Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Worsley Close Under investigation
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 17 of 17

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.

↑