Postcode · Barnsley
Crime in S72 8BN
How much crime is recorded in S72 8BN, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Shafton & Upper Cudworth
- Council
- Barnsley
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,224 (2024)
S72 8BNBarnsley
How safe is S72 8BN
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 32.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the S72 8BN area, broadly in line with 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
32.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
58
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 8BNNational
Violence and sexual offences25.023.6
Anti-social behaviour8.010.7
Burglary7.89.1
Public order4.74.6
Other theft4.54.5
Vehicle crime3.93.5
Criminal damage and arson3.74.7
Other crime3.61.5
Drugs0.72.4
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 21% 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.