Postcode · Sheffield
Crime in S36 9QS
How much crime is recorded in S36 9QS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Penistone
- Council
- Barnsley
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,738 (2024)
S36 9QSSheffield
How safe is S36 9QS
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 26.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the S36 9QS area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
26.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
37
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).
S36 9QSNational
Violence and sexual offences23.523.6
Burglary8.69.1
Anti-social behaviour6.410.7
Other theft1.44.5
Public order1.24.6
Other crime0.71.5
Vehicle crime0.43.5
Criminal damage and arson0.14.7
Drugs0.12.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 8% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.