Postcode · Barnsley
Crime in S70 4PS
How much crime is recorded in S70 4PS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Worsbrough
- Council
- Barnsley
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,601 (2024)
S70 4PSBarnsley
How safe is S70 4PS
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 26.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the S70 4PS area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
26.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
49
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 4PSNational
Violence and sexual offences18.823.6
Burglary12.49.1
Anti-social behaviour8.510.7
Criminal damage and arson4.34.7
Vehicle crime3.43.5
Other theft3.24.5
Public order2.74.6
Other crime2.21.5
Drugs1.12.4
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 7% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.