Postcode · Barnsley
Crime in S73 0FT
How much crime is recorded in S73 0FT, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Wombwell South
- Council
- Barnsley
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,666 (2024)
S73 0FTBarnsley
How safe is S73 0FT
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 26.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the S73 0FT 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
26.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
51
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).
S73 0FTNational
Violence and sexual offences20.423.6
Anti-social behaviour12.410.7
Burglary7.39.1
Other theft4.34.5
Public order3.54.6
Vehicle crime3.43.5
Criminal damage and arson2.24.7
Other crime1.11.5
Drugs0.72.4
Possession of weapons0.20.9
Theft from the person0.12.1
Shoplifting0.08.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 20% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.