Postcode · Barnsley
Crime in S75 2QS
How much crime is recorded in S75 2QS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Wilthorpe & Barugh Green
- Council
- Barnsley
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,830 (2024)
How safe is S75 2QS
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 12.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the S75 2QS area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
12.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
49
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).
S75 2QSNational
Shoplifting26.28.4
Burglary11.19.1
Violence and sexual offences8.223.6
Anti-social behaviour3.510.7
Criminal damage and arson3.14.7
Public order2.14.6
Vehicle crime1.43.5
Other theft1.24.5
Other crime0.61.5
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Robbery0.21.4
Theft from the person0.02.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 23% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.