Total Crime Rate

120.8 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 120.8 8/10
  • Shoplifting 33.6 7/10
  • Other theft 30.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.1 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.8 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.7 5/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Public order 3.4 3/10
  • Robbery 3.4 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Ben Bank Road area has the 30th highest crime rate of 125 local areas in Penistone East , and the 262nd 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 Ben Bank Road (S75 4PH) in the last 12 months was 120.8 per 1,000 residents and was 109.6% higher than the Penistone East average (57.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 26.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ben Bank Road (S75 4PH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Moorend Lane, where police recorded 6 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Viewlands (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Ben Bank Road area

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Data Sources

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