Postcode · Barnsley
Crime in S72 9AT
How much crime is recorded in S72 9AT, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Ryhill & South Hiendley
- Council
- Wakefield
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,814 (2024)
S72 9ATBarnsley
How safe is S72 9AT
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 30.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the S72 9AT area, broadly in line with 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
30.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
75
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 9ATNational
Anti-social behaviour27.010.7
Violence and sexual offences21.923.6
Burglary6.49.1
Vehicle crime5.53.5
Other crime5.51.5
Criminal damage and arson5.04.7
Public order3.64.6
Other theft2.34.5
Drugs0.92.4
Robbery0.51.4
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 15% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.