Total Crime Rate

92.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

41.7 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 92.3 7/10
  • Violent crimes 41.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 41.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.7 7/10
  • Other crime 6.0 7/10
  • Drugs 3.0 2/10
  • Robbery 3.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Wellington Crescent area has the 37th highest crime rate of 126 local areas in Penistone East , and the 347th 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 Wellington Crescent (S70 4QL) in the last 12 months was 92.3 per 1,000 residents and was 61.7% higher than the Penistone East average (57.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violent crimes ( -26.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 41.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -26.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -81.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wellington Crescent (S70 4QL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Wellington Crescent, where police recorded 32 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Wellington Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/35)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bank End Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Underwood Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Melton Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Melton Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Melton Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Underwood Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Underwood Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Underwood Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Underwood Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Laburnam Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Overdale Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences James Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Oaklea Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grove Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Grove Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grove Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour B6100 —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wellington Crescent Local resolution
Apr 2026Burglary Wellington Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pantry Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Overdale Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maltas Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greenwood Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Greenwood Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Allendale Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Yews Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maltas Court Under investigation
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Data Sources

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