Postcode · Barnsley
Crime in S70 4NA
How much crime is recorded in S70 4NA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Worsbrough Common
- Council
- Barnsley
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,410 (2024)
S70 4NABarnsley
How safe is S70 4NA
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 48.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the S70 4NA area, 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
48.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
88
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 4NANational
Violence and sexual offences40.823.6
Burglary11.79.1
Anti-social behaviour8.910.7
Criminal damage and arson7.34.7
Other theft7.34.5
Public order6.94.6
Drugs4.62.4
Other crime3.31.5
Vehicle crime2.23.5
Shoplifting1.08.4
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Robbery0.71.4
Theft from the person0.32.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 6% 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.