Postcode · Barnsley
Crime in S72 9HT
How much crime is recorded in S72 9HT, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Grimethorpe & Brierley
- Council
- Barnsley
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,871 (2024)
S72 9HTBarnsley
How safe is S72 9HT
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 32.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the S72 9HT 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
32.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
49
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 9HTNational
Violence and sexual offences21.523.6
Vehicle crime8.43.5
Burglary7.09.1
Anti-social behaviour6.210.7
Criminal damage and arson5.14.7
Other crime2.11.5
Public order1.84.6
Other theft1.14.5
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Drugs0.42.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 7% 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.