Crime Rates at Peveril Crescent, Barnsley, S71 3QS

Peveril Crescent area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 32 local areas in St Helens , and the 262nd highest crime rate of 845 local areas in Barnsley .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Peveril Crescent (S71 3QS) in the last 12 months was 111.9 per 1,000 residents and was 21.9% lower than the St Helens average (143.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 73.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Peveril Crescent (S71 3QS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Laithes Lane, where police recorded 41 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Darley Close (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.