Postcode · Barnsley
Crime in S72 7PB
How much crime is recorded in S72 7PB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Grimethorpe & Brierley
- Council
- Barnsley
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,473 (2024)
S72 7PBBarnsley
How safe is S72 7PB
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 43.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the S72 7PB 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
43.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
71
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 7PBNational
Violence and sexual offences33.223.6
Burglary12.09.1
Anti-social behaviour11.510.7
Criminal damage and arson6.74.7
Vehicle crime4.43.5
Other crime3.71.5
Drugs2.62.4
Public order1.84.6
Possession of weapons1.20.9
Other theft1.24.5
Robbery0.61.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 14% 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.