Total Crime Rate

127.1 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 127.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 53.7 9/10
  • Burglary 17.0 10/10
  • Other theft 17.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.1 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.5 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.5 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.8 3/10
  • Public order 2.8 1/10
  • Robbery 2.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Carrwood Close area has the 28th highest crime rate of 125 local areas in Penistone East , and the 239th 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 Carrwood Close (S70 5EZ) in the last 12 months was 127.1 per 1,000 residents and was 120.6% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -85.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 62.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Carrwood Close (S70 5EZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Dovedale, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Oakdale (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Carrwood Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Carrwood Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Dovedale Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Laburnam Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mount Pleasant Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Darley Cross Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Elmsdale
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Walbrook Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dovedale Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Dovedale Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Darley Cross Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Dovedale Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clayroyd Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Queensway Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elmsdale Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Carrwood Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Carrwood Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Elmsdale

Data Sources

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