Total Crime Rate

376.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 376.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 154.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 74.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 49.4 10/10
  • Public order 37.0 10/10
  • Burglary 30.9 10/10
  • Other theft 12.4 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.2 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.2 6/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Monkspring area has the highest crime rate of 125 local areas in Penistone East , and the 28th highest crime rate of 841 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 376.5 per 1,000 residents and was 553.4% 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 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 197.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 68.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 19.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Monkspring (S70 4QY), the main crime hotspot is near Wellington Crescent. Police recorded 36 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Penistone East

Crime Over Time in Monkspring area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Maltas Court —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wellington Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Allendale —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Allendale —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Allendale —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Monkspring Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Maltas Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Maltas Court —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Pantry Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Kings Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bank End Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Grove Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rook Hill —
Sep 2025Public order Melton Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wellington Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wellington Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Green Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rook Hill —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wellington Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 19 of 19

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.

↑