Total Crime Rate
20.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Vickers Road area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 125 local areas in Penistone East , and the 66th lowest crime rate of 841 local areas in Barnsley .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Vickers Road (S35 4JY) in the last 12 months was 20.1 per 1,000 residents and was 65.2% lower 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 16.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ).
In the area around Vickers Road (S35 4JY), the main crime hotspot is near Greengate Court. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Penistone East| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Miles Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Piece End Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Alma Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Alma Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | New Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Francis Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Miles Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Greengate Court | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Greengate Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Vickers Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shepley Croft | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Acre Gate | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | New Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Angram View | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Sheringham Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Sheringham Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Miles Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Angram View | Under investigation |
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