Total Crime Rate

358.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

172.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 358.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 172.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 142.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 86.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 30.9 10/10
  • Public order 30.9 10/10
  • Other crime 24.7 10/10
  • Burglary 12.4 9/10
  • Drugs 12.4 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.2 8/10
  • Other theft 6.2 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.2 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Monkspring area has the highest crime rate of 126 local areas in Penistone East , and the 28th highest crime rate of 845 local areas in Barnsley .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Monkspring (S70 4QY) in the last 12 months was 358.0 per 1,000 residents and was 527.6% 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 172.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Monkspring (S70 4QY), 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 Monkspring area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (25/25)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Greenwood Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences James Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maltas Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Farm Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Farm Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maltas Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Allendale Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Allendale Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Monkspring —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bank End Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Melton Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Melton Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Swaithedale Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Melton Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maltas Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Grove Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greenwood Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grove Street —
Apr 2026Other crime Swaithedale Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wellington Crescent Local resolution
Apr 2026Burglary Wellington Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grove Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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