Postcode sector · Barnsley
Crime in S70 9
How much crime is recorded in S70 9, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Barnsley
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Population
- 3,645 (2024)
S70 9Postcode sector · Barnsley
How safe is S70 9
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 101.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in S70 9, more than double the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 10 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
10/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
101.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
270
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 9National
Violence and sexual offences80.723.6
Burglary46.09.1
Anti-social behaviour40.010.7
Shoplifting34.38.4
Public order29.64.6
Criminal damage and arson19.04.7
Other theft15.74.5
Drugs15.52.4
Other crime9.01.5
Vehicle crime6.33.5
Robbery6.01.4
Theft from the person4.42.1
Bicycle theft1.01.0
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 18% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
50
100
150
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.