Postcode · Barnsley
Crime in S72 0BE
How much crime is recorded in S72 0BE, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Darfield & Great Houghton
- Council
- Barnsley
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,678 (2024)
S72 0BEBarnsley
How safe is S72 0BE
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 36.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the S72 0BE 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
36.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
65
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).
S72 0BENational
Violence and sexual offences23.223.6
Burglary15.39.1
Anti-social behaviour7.910.7
Criminal damage and arson6.94.7
Shoplifting6.48.4
Vehicle crime6.43.5
Other theft2.84.5
Public order2.84.6
Robbery1.41.4
Other crime1.21.5
Drugs0.62.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 13% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.