Total Crime Rate

165.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 165.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 66.9 9/10
  • Public order 24.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.1 8/10
  • Other crime 14.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.6 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.6 8/10
  • Other theft 7.0 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.0 9/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Vernon Street area has the 10th highest crime rate of 78 local areas in Hoyland Milton , and the 146th highest crime rate of 841 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 Street (S74 9EG) in the last 12 months was 165.5 per 1,000 residents and was 87.0% higher than the Hoyland Milton average (88.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 98.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 43.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Vernon Street (S74 9EG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near West Street, where police recorded 119 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bank Street (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Vernon Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Bellwood Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oak Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bank Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Springwood Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Springwood Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Springwood Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Springwood Road —
Sep 2025Public order Bank Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour West Street —
Sep 2025Public order Bank Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order West Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Fearn House Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Kirk Balk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Kirk Balk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Fearn House Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shaftesbury Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting West Street Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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