Postcode · Barnsley
Crime in S70 5BG
How much crime is recorded in S70 5BG, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Worsbrough
- Council
- Barnsley
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,703 (2024)
S70 5BGBarnsley
How safe is S70 5BG
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 73.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the S70 5BG area, more than double 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
73.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
155
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 5BGNational
Violence and sexual offences55.223.6
Shoplifting21.18.4
Public order19.24.6
Burglary17.79.1
Criminal damage and arson12.74.7
Anti-social behaviour10.910.7
Other theft9.14.5
Vehicle crime7.23.5
Other crime6.61.5
Robbery3.41.4
Possession of weapons1.50.9
Drugs1.02.4
Bicycle theft0.91.0
Theft from the person0.22.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 18% 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.