Postcode · Barnsley
Crime in S70 4PH
How much crime is recorded in S70 4PH, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Worsbrough Common
- Council
- Barnsley
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,581 (2024)
S70 4PHBarnsley
How safe is S70 4PH
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 59.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the S70 4PH 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
59.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
110
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 4PHNational
Violence and sexual offences47.223.6
Anti-social behaviour15.710.7
Burglary15.59.1
Criminal damage and arson13.14.7
Public order6.24.6
Other theft5.74.5
Other crime5.01.5
Vehicle crime4.63.5
Drugs3.02.4
Robbery1.11.4
Possession of weapons1.10.9
Bicycle theft0.81.0
Theft from the person0.62.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 51% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
50
100
150
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.