Postcode district · Barnsley
Crime in S70
How much crime is recorded in S70, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Barnsley
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Population
- 53,933 (2024)
S70Postcode district · Barnsley
How safe is S70
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 49.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in S70, 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
49.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
111
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).
S70National
Violence and sexual offences37.923.6
Anti-social behaviour18.410.7
Burglary15.59.1
Shoplifting10.48.4
Criminal damage and arson9.44.7
Public order8.94.6
Other theft6.84.5
Vehicle crime4.63.5
Drugs4.02.4
Other crime3.81.5
Robbery1.81.4
Theft from the person1.32.1
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 20% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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20
40
60
80
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.