Postcode · Barnsley
Crime in S70 4RY
How much crime is recorded in S70 4RY, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Worsbrough
- Council
- Barnsley
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,610 (2024)
S70 4RYBarnsley
How safe is S70 4RY
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 50.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the S70 4RY 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
50.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
115
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 4RYNational
Violence and sexual offences41.323.6
Anti-social behaviour27.610.7
Burglary13.09.1
Criminal damage and arson11.74.7
Public order8.44.6
Other crime7.71.5
Shoplifting3.68.4
Vehicle crime3.63.5
Drugs3.42.4
Other theft3.14.5
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Robbery0.31.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 48% 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.