Crime Rates at Mount Pleasant, Worsbrough, Barnsley, S70 5NT

Mount Pleasant area has the 62nd highest crime rate of 126 local areas in Penistone East , and the 306th lowest crime rate of 845 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 Mount Pleasant (S70 5NT) in the last 12 months was 57.6 per 1,000 residents and was 0.9% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 24.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mount Pleasant (S70 5NT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Dovedale, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near George Street (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.