Postcode · Barnsley
Crime in S70 4SD
How much crime is recorded in S70 4SD, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Worsbrough
- Council
- Barnsley
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,474 (2024)
S70 4SDBarnsley
How safe is S70 4SD
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 40.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the S70 4SD area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
40.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
78
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 4SDNational
Violence and sexual offences27.623.6
Anti-social behaviour12.710.7
Criminal damage and arson10.54.7
Burglary8.49.1
Vehicle crime8.23.5
Public order4.84.6
Other theft3.14.5
Other crime3.01.5
Shoplifting2.08.4
Robbery1.91.4
Drugs1.12.4
Theft from the person0.22.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 38% 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.