Postcode district · Barnsley
Crime in S75
How much crime is recorded in S75, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Barnsley
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Population
- 62,888 (2024)
S75Postcode district · Barnsley
How safe is S75
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 30.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in S75, 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
30.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
68
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).
S75National
Violence and sexual offences22.323.6
Anti-social behaviour11.310.7
Burglary10.89.1
Shoplifting9.98.4
Public order5.84.6
Criminal damage and arson5.34.7
Other theft4.34.5
Vehicle crime3.13.5
Drugs2.02.4
Other crime1.81.5
Robbery1.51.4
Theft from the person1.02.1
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 12% 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.