Postcode district · Barnsley
Crime in S74
How much crime is recorded in S74, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Barnsley
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Population
- 24,844 (2024)
S74Postcode district · Barnsley
How safe is S74
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 32.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in S74, 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
32.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
67
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).
S74National
Violence and sexual offences21.523.6
Anti-social behaviour11.310.7
Burglary9.89.1
Vehicle crime6.63.5
Shoplifting6.28.4
Criminal damage and arson5.64.7
Public order4.34.6
Other theft3.54.5
Other crime2.61.5
Drugs2.12.4
Possession of weapons1.10.9
Robbery0.71.4
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Theft from the person0.42.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 28% 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.