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Crime Rates in Barnsley, local authority district

Crime Rate

118

118

Average 6/10

Last updated: 06.11.2024

Annual total crime rate in Barnsley, (local authority district) is 118 crimes per thousand resident population. This can be rated as 6 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 40 6/10
Anti-social behaviour 16.5 6/10
Criminal damage and arson 11.6 7/10
Shoplifting 9.66 6/10
Public order 9.45 7/10
Vehicle crime 7.91 8/10
Burglary 6.9 8/10
Other theft 6.42 5/10
Other crime 4.36 9/10
Drugs 2.36 5/10
Possession of weapons 1.19 7/10
Robbery 1.08 4/10
Theft from the person 0.413 2/10
Bicycle theft 0.286 2/10

Data source: data.police.uk

Oct 2023 - Sept 2024

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 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 in local authority districts of Barnsley (local authority district)

Ward nameCrime Rate
1. Penistone West44.9 low
2. Darton East65.4 low
3. Darton West65.7 low
4. Penistone East66.5 low
5. Dodworth77.1 low
6. Hoyland Milton77.2 low
7. Cudworth85 low
8. Wombwell89.5 low
9. Dearne South98.9 low
10. North East99.7 low
11. Monk Bretton116 medium
12. Royston116 medium
13. Darfield122 medium
14. Rockingham127 medium
15. Dearne North134 medium
16. Worsbrough139 medium
17. St Helens143 medium
18. Stairfoot146 medium
19. Old Town149 medium
20. Kingstone191 medium
21. Central327 high

*annual total crimes per 1000 resident population

Data source: data.police.uk

Oct 2023 - Sept 2024

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