Postcode district · Barnsley
Crime in S73
How much crime is recorded in S73, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Barnsley
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Population
- 39,232 (2024)
S73Postcode district · Barnsley
How safe is S73
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 33.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in S73, 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
33.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
67
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).
S73National
Violence and sexual offences23.923.6
Anti-social behaviour12.810.7
Burglary12.79.1
Criminal damage and arson6.04.7
Vehicle crime4.73.5
Other theft3.94.5
Shoplifting3.68.4
Public order3.54.6
Other crime2.41.5
Drugs1.72.4
Robbery0.91.4
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Theft from the person0.52.1
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 15% 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.