Postcode · Barnsley
Crime in S73 8LN
How much crime is recorded in S73 8LN, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Wombwell North
- Council
- Barnsley
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,394 (2024)
S73 8LNBarnsley
How safe is S73 8LN
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 31.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the S73 8LN 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
31.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
63
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 8LNNational
Violence and sexual offences23.723.6
Burglary11.99.1
Anti-social behaviour11.810.7
Public order4.94.6
Criminal damage and arson3.64.7
Shoplifting3.58.4
Other theft2.84.5
Vehicle crime2.33.5
Drugs2.12.4
Other crime1.91.5
Robbery1.41.4
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 25% 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.