Total Crime Rate

8.6 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 8.6 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.3 3/10
  • Burglary 4.3 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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
  • Violence and sexual offences 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

Briar Rise area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 125 local areas in Penistone East , and the 19th 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 Briar Rise (S70 5JR) in the last 12 months was 8.6 per 1,000 residents and was 85.0% lower than the Penistone East average (57.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

In the area around Briar Rise (S70 5JR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Edmund Street, where police recorded 33 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Barley Close (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Briar Rise area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Edmund Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Edmund Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Edmund Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Edmund Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Edmund Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Edmund Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Edmund Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Edmund Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Edmund Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Osmond Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Edmund Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Edmund Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Edmund Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Edmund Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Edmund Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Ravenholt Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Osmond Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Barley Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kendal Vale —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kendal Vale Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Kendal Vale Under investigation
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Data Sources

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