Postcode · Barnsley
Crime in S74 0SA
How much crime is recorded in S74 0SA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Birdwell
- Council
- Barnsley
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,501 (2024)
S74 0SABarnsley
How safe is S74 0SA
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 31.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the S74 0SA area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
31.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
57
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 0SANational
Violence and sexual offences21.623.6
Anti-social behaviour8.010.7
Burglary5.79.1
Criminal damage and arson5.54.7
Vehicle crime5.43.5
Other crime3.41.5
Shoplifting3.28.4
Public order2.24.6
Possession of weapons2.10.9
Other theft2.14.5
Drugs1.22.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 23% 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.