Total Crime Rate

80.4 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

35.7 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 80.4 7/10
  • Violent crimes 35.7 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.8 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.4 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.4 9/10
  • Public order 8.9 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.5 4/10
  • Drugs 4.5 5/10
  • Other theft 4.5 4/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Vernon Way area has the 28th highest crime rate of 94 local areas in Darton East , and the 406th highest crime rate of 845 local areas in Barnsley .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Vernon Way (S75 2NN) in the last 12 months was 80.4 per 1,000 residents and was 47.7% higher than the Darton East average (54.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 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). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -53.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 35.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -46.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Vernon Way (S75 2NN), the main crime hotspot is near Vaughan Road. Police recorded 14 crimes here, including 8 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 (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Hambleton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Vaughan Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Winter Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Ashfield Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Redbrook Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Redbrook Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Redbrook Road Under investigation
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 2026Robbery Greaves Fold Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Glendale Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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