Postcode · Barnsley
Crime in S70 9QL
How much crime is recorded in S70 9QL, 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
- 2,028 (2024)
S70 9QLBarnsley
How safe is S70 9QL
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 125.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the S70 9QL area, 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
125.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
326
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 9QLNational
Violence and sexual offences98.723.6
Burglary62.59.1
Shoplifting51.88.4
Anti-social behaviour46.710.7
Public order33.64.6
Criminal damage and arson22.74.7
Other theft20.14.5
Drugs14.42.4
Robbery8.81.4
Vehicle crime7.13.5
Theft from the person6.62.1
Other crime4.31.5
Bicycle theft1.11.0
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 13% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.