Postcode · Barnsley
Crime in S70 1BD
How much crime is recorded in S70 1BD, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Barnsley Town & Park Road
- Council
- Barnsley
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,885 (2024)
S70 1BDBarnsley
How safe is S70 1BD
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 40.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the S70 1BD area, above 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
40.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
82
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).
S70 1BDNational
Violence and sexual offences31.623.6
Anti-social behaviour13.110.7
Burglary8.09.1
Drugs7.62.4
Criminal damage and arson6.14.7
Other theft6.04.5
Vehicle crime4.73.5
Shoplifting3.38.4
Public order2.64.6
Other crime1.71.5
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Robbery0.61.4
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 34% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
80
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.