Total Crime Rate

151.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 151.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 77.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.3 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.5 5/10
  • Other crime 6.5 8/10
  • Other theft 6.5 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.2 4/10
  • Public order 3.2 2/10
  • Theft from the person 3.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

West Street area has the 18th highest crime rate of 125 local areas in Penistone East , and the 171st 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 West Street (S70 5PG) in the last 12 months was 151.6 per 1,000 residents and was 163.1% 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 38.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around West Street (S70 5PG), the main crime hotspot is near George Street. Police recorded 28 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in West Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oaklea Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Pantry Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Green Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Laburnam Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Pantry Well Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Pantry Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Kings Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Grove Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences George Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mount Pleasant Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Edmunds Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences George Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour George Street —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime New Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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