Overview of Barnsley crime rate
Crime rating – medium.
Barnsley ranks 9th out of 25 nearby boroughs/local administrative districts for crime rate. In 2023, there were 29962 crime incidents reported. As per the latest census, Barnsley has a population of 244572. This equates to a crime rate of 122.51 per 1000 residents. This crime rate represents a decrease of 2.47 % compared to previous year.
Barnsley ranks 9th out of 25 nearby boroughs/local administrative districts for crime rate. In 2023, there were 29962 crime incidents reported. As per the latest census, Barnsley has a population of 244572. This equates to a crime rate of 122.51 per 1000 residents. This crime rate represents a decrease of 2.47 % compared to previous year.
Most common crime types in Barnsley are Violence and sexual offences (35.1%) Anti-social behaviour (13.6%) Criminal damage and arson (9.8%) and least common crime types are Possession of weapons (0.9%) Theft from the person (0.3%) Bicycle theft (0.2%).
There are 21 wards in Barnsley. Wards with high crime rates are Central (Barnsley) (373.4), Dearne North (169.3), Stairfoot (167.0) . On the other end, safest wards are Darton East (64.9), Penistone East (55.4), Penistone West (50.1) .
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Barnsley crime incidents by crime type
A total of 29962 crime incidents were reported in 2023. Below is the breakdown by crime type.
- Violence and sexual offences – 10518 (35.1)%
- Anti-social behaviour – 4075 (13.6)%
- Criminal damage and arson – 2932 (9.8)%
- Public order – 2672 (8.9)%
- Vehicle crime – 1977 (6.6)%
- Shoplifting – 1947 (6.5)%
- Burglary – 1812 (6.0)%
- Other theft – 1640 (5.5)%
- Other crime – 1048 (3.5)%
- Drugs – 621 (2.1)%
- Robbery – 274 (0.9)%
- Possession of weapons – 275 (0.9)%
- Theft from the person – 101 (0.3)%
- Bicycle theft – 70 (0.2)%
How does Barnsley compare against nearby areas ?
Barnsley ranks 9th when compared against 25 nearby boroughs/local administrative districts.
List of nearby boroughs/local administrative districts from high crime rate to low (2023):
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Crime rates in Barnsley wards
There are 21 wards within Barnsley. Central (Barnsley), Dearne North, Stairfoot has highest crime rate (crime per 1000 residents). Below map shows 2023 crime rates broken down by crime types.
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List of all 21 wards from high crime rate to low.
Analyze trends and crime types for Barnsley wards
Crime rates in postcode districts under Barnsley
There are 14 postcode districts/outcodes under or overlapping with Barnsley. Highest crime rates in S70, S35, S71 .
- S70 – 215.7
- S35 – 155.4
- S71 – 132.5
- HD9 – 127.8
- S63 – 127.5
- DN5 – 127.0
- S36 – 125.2
- S73 – 116.8
- S74 – 110.2
- S72 – 100.3
- WF4 – 91.8
- S75 – 68.1
- HD8 – 50.4
- HD7 – 43.3
Postcode districts in Barnsley
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