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Crime in S70 3

How much crime is recorded in S70 3, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Barnsley
Region
Yorkshire and The Humber
Population
19,241 (2024)
Crime

How safe is S70 3

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 48.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in S70 3, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
48.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
102
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).

S70 3National
Violence and sexual offences38.623.6
Anti-social behaviour20.510.7
Burglary12.99.1
Criminal damage and arson10.54.7
Public order6.54.6
Other theft5.64.5
Shoplifting4.48.4
Vehicle crime4.13.5
Other crime3.71.5
Drugs2.62.4
Possession of weapons1.10.9
Robbery1.01.4
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Theft from the person0.52.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 21% 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.

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