Postcode · Barnsley
Crime in S72 8PG
How much crime is recorded in S72 8PG, 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
- 1,589 (2024)
S72 8PGBarnsley
How safe is S72 8PG
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 25.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the S72 8PG area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
25.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
43
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 8PGNational
Violence and sexual offences17.723.6
Burglary11.69.1
Anti-social behaviour6.810.7
Vehicle crime4.23.5
Criminal damage and arson3.84.7
Public order3.34.6
Other theft1.84.5
Other crime1.71.5
Possession of weapons0.20.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 25% 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.