Total Crime Rate

135.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 135.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 53.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 50.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.5 7/10
  • Drugs 6.3 7/10
  • Other crime 6.3 8/10
  • Other theft 3.2 2/10
  • Public order 3.2 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Allendale area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 125 local areas in Penistone East , and the 214th 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 Allendale (S70 4QZ) in the last 12 months was 135.7 per 1,000 residents and was 135.4% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 56.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -35.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 73.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Allendale (S70 4QZ), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Allendale area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rook Hill —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wellington Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Kings Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wellington Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wellington Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Grove Street —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wellington Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Pantry Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bank End Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rook Hill —
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 2025Anti-social behaviour Maltas Court —
Sep 2025Public order Melton Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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