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Crime Rates in Barnsley, local authority district

Crime Rate

111

111

Average 5/10

* the lower the better

Last updated: 07.01.2026

Annual total crime rate in Barnsley, (local authority district) is 111 crimes per thousand resident population. This can be rated as 5 out of 10 or medium crime level compared to other boroughs/local authority districts in England and Wales.

Crime rates in Barnsley (local authority district) by type

Violence and sexual offences 39.3 6/10
Anti-social behaviour 17.8 5/10
Criminal damage and arson 10.5 8/10
Public order 8.92 7/10
Shoplifting 7.13 4/10
Vehicle crime 6.03 6/10
Other theft 5.9 4/10
Burglary 5.72 7/10
Other crime 4.4 9/10
Drugs 2.66 4/10
Possession of weapons 1.21 6/10
Robbery 1.18 5/10
Theft from the person 0.376 2/10
Bicycle theft 0.274 2/10

Data source: data.police.uk

Dec 2024 - Nov 2025

Above are annual crime rates in Barnsley (local authority district) by crime type.

The figures in black represent the number of crimes of a certain type per thousand resident population in Barnsley (local authority district).

The figures in grey indicate the relative ratings of Barnsley (local authority district) for a specific crime type compared to other boroughs/local authority districts in England and Wales.

Higher ratings correspond to higher crime rates.

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Historical crime rates in Barnsley (local authority district) and Yorkshire and The Humber (region)

Number of annual crimes per 1000 resident population
  • Barnsley
    LAD
  • Yorkshire and The Humber
    region

Data source: data.police.uk

Crime rate ratings in Barnsley (local authority district)

Higher ratings correspond to higher crime rates.

Horizontal: area ratings based on annual total crime rate per 1000 resident population.

Vertical: number of areas

Data source: data.police.uk

Annual total crime rates of wards within Barnsley (local authority district)

Ward nameCrime Rate
1. Penistone West50.7 low
2. Darton East57.2 low
3. Penistone East58.4 low
4. Darton West62.4 low
5. Dodworth70.9 low
6. Hoyland Milton83.3 low
7. Wombwell85.4 low
8. Cudworth86.8 low
9. Rockingham98.8 low
10. Royston99.1 low
11. Dearne South100 low
12. North East102 low
13. Darfield115 medium
14. Worsbrough116 medium
15. Monk Bretton118 medium
16. Dearne North132 medium
17. Old Town139 medium
18. Stairfoot146 medium
19. St Helens161 medium
20. Kingstone168 medium
21. Central277 high

*annual total crimes per 1000 resident population

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Data source: data.police.uk

Dec 2024 - Nov 2025

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