Crap Towns / Barnsley / Crime

How much crime is there in Barnsley?

The police recorded 145 crimes per 1,000 people a year in Barnsley from September 2023 to August 2026, 1.9 times the typical town's 76.2. The most common was violence and sexual offences, at 57.2. In the 12 months to August 2026 it was 134, down from 155 in the 12 months to August 2024.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
September 2023 to August 2024	155	78.6
September 2024 to August 2025	144	77.4
September 2025 to August 2026	134	73.7

**By type**
Crime	Here	Typical town
Violence and sexual offences	57.2	34.1
Shoplifting	17.3	7.1
Criminal damage and arson	15.2	7.0
Public order	15.1	6.6
Other theft	9.1	5.4
Vehicle crime	7.9	3.8
Burglary	7.3	3.1
Other crime	5.9	2.0
Drugs	4.6	2.4
Robbery	2.0	0.6
Possession of weapons	1.8	0.8
Theft from the person	0.9	0.4
Bicycle theft	0.5	0.5

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Crimes per 1,000 people a year
Barnsley	–	145
Worsbrough	3.1 km	113
Grimethorpe	6.0 km	107
Hoyland	6.6 km	89.5
Royston	4.5 km	83.8
Darfield	6.3 km	81.4
Wombwell	5.8 km	79.3
Cudworth and Shafton	4.5 km	76.3
Dodworth	4.2 km	60.1
Darton	4.6 km	51.4
Barugh Green and Redbrook	3.5 km	47.5
The typical town	–	76.2