Postcode · Barnsley
Crime in S74 0JS
How much crime is recorded in S74 0JS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Elsecar
- Council
- Barnsley
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,866 (2024)
S74 0JSBarnsley
How safe is S74 0JS
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 40.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the S74 0JS 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
40.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
70
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 0JSNational
Violence and sexual offences30.623.6
Anti-social behaviour10.510.7
Vehicle crime7.53.5
Criminal damage and arson6.24.7
Other crime4.61.5
Burglary3.59.1
Drugs3.22.4
Public order2.34.6
Other theft2.34.5
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Shoplifting0.48.4
Robbery0.21.4
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat 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.