Postcode · Barnsley
Crime in S73 8PB
How much crime is recorded in S73 8PB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Wombwell South
- Council
- Barnsley
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,758 (2024)
S73 8PBBarnsley
How safe is S73 8PB
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 37.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the S73 8PB area, above 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
37.2
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).
S73 8PBNational
Violence and sexual offences30.523.6
Anti-social behaviour15.710.7
Criminal damage and arson12.24.7
Burglary5.69.1
Other crime4.71.5
Vehicle crime2.73.5
Public order2.74.6
Drugs1.92.4
Possession of weapons1.60.9
Other theft1.54.5
Robbery0.41.4
Shoplifting0.18.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 16% 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.