Postcode · Barnsley
Crime in S70 4FB
How much crime is recorded in S70 4FB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Worsbrough
- Council
- Barnsley
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,806 (2024)
S70 4FBBarnsley
How safe is S70 4FB
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 58.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the S70 4FB area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 9 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
9/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
58.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
98
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 4FBNational
Violence and sexual offences40.223.6
Burglary26.09.1
Anti-social behaviour10.610.7
Criminal damage and arson8.44.7
Other theft7.44.5
Vehicle crime6.23.5
Drugs4.62.4
Other crime4.21.5
Public order3.74.6
Robbery1.51.4
Shoplifting0.98.4
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 13% 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.