Total Crime Rate

281.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

111.1 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 281.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 111.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 107.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 86.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.4 9/10
  • Other theft 17.4 9/10
  • Public order 13.9 8/10
  • Other crime 10.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.4 8/10
  • Robbery 6.9 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.5 5/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.5 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Vernon Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 126 local areas in Penistone East , and the 49th 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 Vernon Road (S70 5BE) in the last 12 months was 281.3 per 1,000 residents and was 393.0% higher than the Penistone East average (57.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 111.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 28.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Vernon Road (S70 5BE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Edmund Street, where police recorded 46 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Barley Close (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Vernon Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Croft Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Charles Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Charles Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Kendal Vale Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kendal Vale —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Meadow View —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Osmond Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Daw Croft Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Charles Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shield Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Park Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Barley Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Barley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Thomas Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ravenholt —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Barley Close —
Apr 2026Other crime John Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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