Total Crime Rate

379.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

30.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 379.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 318.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 30.7 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.3 7/10
  • Public order 15.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.5 3/10
  • Other crime 7.7 9/10
  • Drugs 3.8 4/10
  • Robbery 3.8 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Vaughan Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 94 local areas in Darton East , and the 25th highest crime rate of 845 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 Vaughan Road (S75 2NJ) in the last 12 months was 379.3 per 1,000 residents and was 597.1% higher than the Darton East average (54.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 83 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 295.2% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 30.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Vaughan Road (S75 2NJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Treelands, where police recorded 84 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Vaughan Road (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Vaughan Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Treelands Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Redbrook Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Treelands Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Treelands Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Treelands Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Treelands Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Treelands Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Treelands Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Treelands Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Hambleton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Vaughan Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Redbrook Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Redbrook Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Greaves Fold Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Vernon Way —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Vernon Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Limesway Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ripley Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ripley Grove —
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Data Sources

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