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Crime in S63 8

How much crime is recorded in S63 8, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Barnsley
Region
Yorkshire and The Humber
Population
9,682 (2024)
Crime

How safe is S63 8

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 34.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in S63 8, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
34.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
62
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).

S63 8National
Violence and sexual offences24.623.6
Burglary14.79.1
Anti-social behaviour10.310.7
Criminal damage and arson6.14.7
Vehicle crime4.43.5
Public order3.84.6
Other theft3.14.5
Other crime2.81.5
Drugs0.92.4
Robbery0.61.4
Shoplifting0.58.4
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 14% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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