Total Crime Rate

64.2 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 64.2 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.4 6/10
  • Public order 18.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.6 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.6 6/10
  • Other theft 3.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

High Street area has the 58th highest crime rate of 125 local areas in Penistone East , and the 354th lowest crime rate of 841 local areas in Barnsley .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around High Street (S70 4SG) in the last 12 months was 64.2 per 1,000 residents and was 11.3% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -56.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 45.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (S70 4SG), 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 High Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
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 2025Anti-social behaviour Edmunds Road —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wellington Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Laburnam Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Green Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Melton Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mount Pleasant Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour George Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences George Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences George Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime New Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Pantry Well Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bank End Avenue —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Pantry Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Kings Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oaklea Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Pantry Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wellington Crescent Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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