Crime Rates at Ravenscourt, Worsbrough, Barnsley, S70 5DP

Ravenscourt area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 126 local areas in Penistone East , and the 58th highest crime rate of 845 local areas in Barnsley .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ravenscourt (S70 5DP) in the last 12 months was 267.5 per 1,000 residents and was 368.9% 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 40 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 49 (≈ 156.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ravenscourt (S70 5DP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Dovedale, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Eastfields (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.