Postcode · Barnsley
Crime in S74 8DF
How much crime is recorded in S74 8DF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Elsecar
- Council
- Barnsley
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,706 (2024)
S74 8DFBarnsley
How safe is S74 8DF
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 33.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the S74 8DF area, 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
33.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
65
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 8DFNational
Violence and sexual offences23.123.6
Anti-social behaviour17.310.7
Vehicle crime7.63.5
Criminal damage and arson6.14.7
Burglary2.99.1
Other theft2.94.5
Public order2.84.6
Other crime1.61.5
Possession of weapons1.10.9
Drugs1.12.4
Robbery0.21.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 9% 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.