Total Crime Rate

217.2 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 217.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 86.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 36.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 28.7 10/10
  • Other crime 20.5 10/10
  • Public order 16.4 9/10
  • Other theft 8.2 7/10
  • Robbery 8.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.2 7/10
  • Burglary 4.1 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
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

Mayfield Crescent area has the 6th highest crime rate of 125 local areas in Penistone East , and the 80th 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 Mayfield Crescent (S70 6SZ) in the last 12 months was 217.2 per 1,000 residents and was 276.9% higher than the Penistone East average (57.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 110.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mayfield Crescent (S70 6SZ), 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 Mayfield Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
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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