Postcode · Barnsley
Crime in S70 4FE
How much crime is recorded in S70 4FE, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Worsbrough Common
- Council
- Barnsley
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,693 (2024)
S70 4FEBarnsley
How safe is S70 4FE
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 68.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the S70 4FE area, more than double 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
68.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
153
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 4FENational
Violence and sexual offences46.423.6
Anti-social behaviour31.410.7
Burglary26.59.1
Criminal damage and arson14.94.7
Other theft12.04.5
Public order10.64.6
Drugs8.02.4
Vehicle crime6.43.5
Other crime6.11.5
Robbery3.21.4
Theft from the person1.32.1
Shoplifting0.18.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 21% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
25
50
75
100
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.