Total Crime Rate

256.8 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 256.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 98.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 43.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 27.0 10/10
  • Public order 20.3 9/10
  • Shoplifting 20.3 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.9 9/10
  • Other theft 13.5 9/10
  • Burglary 10.1 8/10
  • Drugs 3.4 3/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

George Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 125 local areas in Penistone East , and the 58th 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 George Street (S70 4SR) in the last 12 months was 256.8 per 1,000 residents and was 345.5% 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 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -64.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 118.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 30.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around George Street (S70 4SR), the main crime hotspot is near George Street. Police recorded 28 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in George Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rook Hill —
Sep 2025Other crime Green Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Pantry Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences George Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences George Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour George Street —
Sep 2025Public order Kings Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rook Hill —
Sep 2025Public order Melton Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Pantry Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime New Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Edmunds Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bank End Avenue —
Sep 2025Public order Pantry Well Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Grove Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oaklea Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mount Pleasant Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Laburnam Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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