Postcode · Barnsley
Crime in S72 8QA
How much crime is recorded in S72 8QA, 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
- 1,771 (2024)
S72 8QABarnsley
How safe is S72 8QA
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 60.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the S72 8QA area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 9 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
9/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
60.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
109
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 8QANational
Violence and sexual offences49.623.6
Anti-social behaviour18.610.7
Burglary15.19.1
Criminal damage and arson10.14.7
Public order8.04.6
Other crime4.41.5
Other theft3.94.5
Vehicle crime3.73.5
Drugs2.42.4
Shoplifting1.68.4
Possession of weapons1.50.9
Robbery0.41.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 32% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
80
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.