Postcode · Barnsley
Crime in S72 7BE
How much crime is recorded in S72 7BE, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Grimethorpe & Brierley
- Council
- Barnsley
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,460 (2024)
S72 7BEBarnsley
How safe is S72 7BE
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 47.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the S72 7BE area, 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
47.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
94
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 7BENational
Burglary36.89.1
Violence and sexual offences29.623.6
Criminal damage and arson12.24.7
Anti-social behaviour11.310.7
Shoplifting7.98.4
Vehicle crime7.03.5
Public order4.94.6
Other theft3.44.5
Other crime3.31.5
Drugs2.42.4
Possession of weapons1.40.9
Robbery0.71.4
Theft from the person0.52.1
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat 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.