Postcode · Barnsley
Crime in S73 0RA
How much crime is recorded in S73 0RA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Wombwell South
- Council
- Barnsley
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,405 (2024)
S73 0RABarnsley
How safe is S73 0RA
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 24.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the S73 0RA area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
24.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
46
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 0RANational
Violence and sexual offences19.423.6
Anti-social behaviour12.210.7
Burglary3.59.1
Criminal damage and arson3.44.7
Vehicle crime3.13.5
Public order3.04.6
Other crime1.41.5
Drugs1.22.4
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Other theft0.44.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 50% 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.