Total Crime Rate

114.9 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 114.9 8/10
  • Shoplifting 42.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.2 5/10
  • Public order 15.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.5 7/10
  • Drugs 3.8 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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 Way area has the 14th highest crime rate of 92 local areas in Darton East , and the 282nd highest crime rate of 841 local areas in Barnsley .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Vernon Way (S75 2NH) in the last 12 months was 114.9 per 1,000 residents and was 102.8% higher than the Darton East average (56.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -42.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 34.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 200.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 16.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Vernon Way (S75 2NH), the main crime hotspot is near Redbrook Road. Police recorded 18 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Vernon Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Redbrook Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Treelands Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Treelands Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Redbrook Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vernon Way Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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