Postcode · Barnsley
Crime in S74 8AP
How much crime is recorded in S74 8AP, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Elsecar
- Council
- Barnsley
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,405 (2024)
S74 8APBarnsley
How safe is S74 8AP
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 27.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the S74 8AP area, below 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
27.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
46
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 8APNational
Violence and sexual offences18.823.6
Burglary11.89.1
Anti-social behaviour4.310.7
Criminal damage and arson3.74.7
Drugs2.72.4
Other theft2.64.5
Vehicle crime2.63.5
Public order2.64.6
Other crime2.41.5
Possession of weapons1.80.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 42% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.