Postcode · Barnsley
Crime in S73 9EY
How much crime is recorded in S73 9EY, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Darfield & Great Houghton
- Council
- Barnsley
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,759 (2024)
S73 9EYBarnsley
How safe is S73 9EY
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 13.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the S73 9EY area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
13.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
27
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 9EYNational
Violence and sexual offences9.323.6
Burglary8.79.1
Vehicle crime3.43.5
Anti-social behaviour3.410.7
Criminal damage and arson3.44.7
Other theft1.74.5
Public order1.34.6
Other crime0.91.5
Drugs0.92.4
Shoplifting0.68.4
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Possession of weapons0.20.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 34% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.