Postcode · Barnsley
Crime in S70 6EW
How much crime is recorded in S70 6EW, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Barnsley Town & Park Road
- Council
- Barnsley
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,664 (2024)
S70 6EWBarnsley
How safe is S70 6EW
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 44.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the S70 6EW 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
44.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
71
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 6EWNational
Violence and sexual offences35.523.6
Burglary12.49.1
Anti-social behaviour7.110.7
Vehicle crime4.33.5
Shoplifting4.28.4
Criminal damage and arson4.04.7
Public order3.34.6
Other crime2.91.5
Other theft2.84.5
Drugs2.52.4
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Robbery0.01.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 24% 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.