Postcode · Barnsley
Crime in S72 9FL
How much crime is recorded in S72 9FL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Grimethorpe & Brierley
- Council
- Barnsley
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,289 (2024)
S72 9FLBarnsley
How safe is S72 9FL
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 44.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the S72 9FL 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
44.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
76
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 9FLNational
Violence and sexual offences33.323.6
Burglary11.89.1
Anti-social behaviour10.310.7
Criminal damage and arson7.74.7
Vehicle crime6.43.5
Public order5.84.6
Other theft3.24.5
Other crime2.61.5
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Robbery0.71.4
Drugs0.62.4
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 12% 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.