Total Crime Rate

194.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

85.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 194.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 85.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 72.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 48.6 10/10
  • Burglary 16.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.2 9/10
  • Drugs 8.1 8/10
  • Other theft 8.1 7/10
  • Public order 8.1 6/10
  • Other crime 4.1 6/10
  • Robbery 4.1 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Vaughton Hill area has the 9th highest crime rate of 126 local areas in Penistone East , and the 105th highest crime rate of 845 local areas in Barnsley .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Vaughton Hill (S36 2SW) in the last 12 months was 194.3 per 1,000 residents and was 240.6% higher 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 85.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Vaughton Hill (S36 2SW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 35 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 Vaughton Hill area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Local resolution
Apr 2026Other theft Carrcroft Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Carrcroft Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wilson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carrcroft Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Miller Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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