Total Crime Rate

165.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 165.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 53.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.4 8/10
  • Drugs 17.9 10/10
  • Burglary 13.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.5 8/10
  • Other theft 9.0 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.0 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.5 7/10
  • Public order 4.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Reservoir Cottages area has the 15th highest crime rate of 125 local areas in Penistone East , and the 145th 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 Reservoir Cottages (S70 5NG) in the last 12 months was 165.9 per 1,000 residents and was 187.9% higher 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -85.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 49.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -54.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 138.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Reservoir Cottages (S70 5NG), the main crime hotspot is near Kendal Vale. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 6 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Reservoir Cottages area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kendal Vale Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Greystones Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Kendal Vale Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kendal Vale —
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Data Sources

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