Total Crime Rate

20.1 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 20.1 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.1 3/10
  • Other theft 6.7 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.4 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Mount Vernon Road area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 125 local areas in Penistone East , and the 68th lowest crime rate of 841 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 Mount Vernon Road (S70 4DW) in the last 12 months was 20.1 per 1,000 residents and was 65.1% 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 10.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mount Vernon Road (S70 4DW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Vernon Close, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Dillington Square (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Mount Vernon Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Milden Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Dillington Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Milden Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Milden Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Hornby Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Hornby Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rookery View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Mount Vernon Road Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bruce Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bruce Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Thornhill Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Vernon Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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