Total Crime Rate

127.7 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 127.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 73.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.0 6/10
  • Other theft 7.3 6/10
  • Public order 7.3 6/10
  • Robbery 7.3 8/10
  • Burglary 3.7 4/10
  • Other crime 3.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Genn Lane area has the 26th highest crime rate of 125 local areas in Penistone East , and the 236th 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 Genn Lane (S70 6SY) in the last 12 months was 127.7 per 1,000 residents and was 121.7% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 87.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Genn Lane (S70 6SY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Highstone Lane, where police recorded 27 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Napier Mount (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Genn Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
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MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Holgate Mount Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cromwell Mount Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Highfield Avenue Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Highfield Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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