Total Crime Rate

54.8 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

22.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 54.8 5/10
  • Violent crimes 22.6 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.1 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.9 6/10
  • Burglary 9.7 8/10
  • Public order 6.5 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.5 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Whinmoor View area has the 61st lowest crime rate of 126 local areas in Penistone East , and the 286th lowest crime rate of 845 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 Whinmoor View (S75 4LL) in the last 12 months was 54.8 per 1,000 residents and was 3.9% lower 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 22.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whinmoor View (S75 4LL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Martin Croft, where police recorded 5 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Silkstone Lane (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Whinmoor View area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Silkstone Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Martin Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mayberry Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Martin Croft Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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