Postcode · Barnsley
Crime in S70 6TY
How much crime is recorded in S70 6TY, 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
- 1,441 (2024)
S70 6TYBarnsley
How safe is S70 6TY
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 34.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the S70 6TY 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
34.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
125
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 6TYNational
Shoplifting53.18.4
Violence and sexual offences24.723.6
Anti-social behaviour16.410.7
Burglary10.59.1
Public order7.84.6
Criminal damage and arson6.04.7
Vehicle crime3.63.5
Other theft3.24.5
Robbery2.71.4
Other crime1.91.5
Drugs1.12.4
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 17% 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.