Postcode · Barnsley
Crime in S74 0BF
How much crime is recorded in S74 0BF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Birdwell
- Council
- Barnsley
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,482 (2024)
S74 0BFBarnsley
How safe is S74 0BF
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 39.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the S74 0BF 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
39.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
73
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).
S74 0BFNational
Violence and sexual offences26.623.6
Anti-social behaviour14.210.7
Burglary13.29.1
Vehicle crime7.53.5
Criminal damage and arson6.14.7
Other theft3.54.5
Public order3.54.6
Drugs3.02.4
Other crime2.11.5
Shoplifting1.38.4
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Theft from the person0.52.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 37% 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.