Postcode · Barnsley
Crime in S70 6FD
How much crime is recorded in S70 6FD, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Wilthorpe & Barugh Green
- Council
- Barnsley
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,226 (2024)
S70 6FDBarnsley
How safe is S70 6FD
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 34.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the S70 6FD 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
34.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
57
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 6FDNational
Violence and sexual offences27.823.6
Burglary9.59.1
Anti-social behaviour7.310.7
Public order4.74.6
Other theft3.74.5
Possession of weapons3.00.9
Other crime2.41.5
Criminal damage and arson2.24.7
Drugs0.82.4
Vehicle crime0.73.5
Bicycle theft0.71.0
Theft from the person0.42.1
Robbery0.31.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 18% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.