Total Crime Rate

28.1 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

5.6 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 28.1 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.4 5/10
  • Violent crimes 5.6 1/10
  • Other theft 5.6 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.6 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 5.6 1/10
  • Burglary 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Rookery Vale area has the 26th lowest crime rate of 126 local areas in Penistone East , and the 116th lowest crime rate of 845 local areas in Barnsley .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Rookery Vale (S36 2NP) in the last 12 months was 28.1 per 1,000 residents and was 50.8% lower than the Penistone East average (57.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 5.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -4.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rookery Vale (S36 2NP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Vaughton Hill, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Miller Street (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Rookery Vale area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Carrcroft Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carrcroft Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wilson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Miller Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Carrcroft Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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