Crime in Barnsley by area
Every neighbourhood we cover, ranked by crimes per 1,000 residents a year, from police.uk figures for June to August 2026. Highest first. Pick a type of crime to re-rank, or tap a column to sort.
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Every area, ranked
| # | Most common | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CarltonS71 · 2,790 residents | 259.5 | ▼ 13% | violence |
| 2 | KingstoneS70 · 12,094 residents | 192.2 | ▲ 16% | violence |
| 3 | BarnsleyS70 · 51,257 residents | 180.5 | ▲ 13% | violence |
| 4 | ArdsleyS71 · 2,834 residents | 170.8 | ▼ 2% | anti-social behaviour |
| 5 | AthersleyS71 · 9,665 residents | 162.2 | ▼ 14% | violence |
| 6 | StairfootS70 · 6,942 residents | 161.3 | ▼ 4% | violence |
| 7 | WorsbroughS70 · 33,234 residents | 156.6 | ▼ 1% | violence |
| 8 | JumpS74 · 8,202 residents | 149.2 | ▲ 30% | violence |
| 9 | KendrayS70 · 11,624 residents | 142.5 | ▼ 9% | violence |
| 10 | Upper CudworthS72 · 6,146 residents | 139.3 | ▼ 17% | violence |
| 11 | ThurnscoeS63 · 16,688 residents | 139.3 | ▼ 10% | violence |
| 12 | GoldthorpeS63 · 7,171 residents | 136.7 | ▼ 25% | violence |
| 13 | GrimethorpeS72 · 6,006 residents | 127.2 | ▲ 26% | violence |
| 14 | CudworthS72 · 19,873 residents | 125.8 | ▼ 7% | violence |
| 15 | RoystonS71 · 19,006 residents | 124 | ▼ 4% | violence |
| 16 | HoylandS74 · 19,468 residents | 123.7 | ▲ 27% | violence |
| 17 | Hoyland CommonS74 · 18,398 residents | 120.2 | ▲ 22% | violence |
| 18 | PogmoorS75 · 8,268 residents | 119.5 | ▲ 5% | violence |
| 19 | WombwellS73 · 29,791 residents | 113.7 | ▲ 14% | violence |
| 20 | LundwoodS71 · 5,348 residents | 113.7 | ▲ 4% | violence |
| 21 | ElsecarS74 · 20,958 residents | 112 | ▲ 29% | violence |
| 22 | Keresforth HillS70 · 5,246 residents | 108.3 | ▲ 1% | violence |
| 23 | TankersleyS75 · 3,934 residents | 105.7 | ▲ 12% | violence |
| 24 | Monk BrettonS71 · 7,978 residents | 100.3 | ▲ 7% | violence |
| 25 | DarfieldS73 · 9,221 residents | 97.2 | ▲ 21% | violence |
| 26 | DodworthS75 · 15,469 residents | 95.7 | ▲ 3% | violence |
| 27 | MapplewellS75 · 26,422 residents | 92.2 | ▼ 7% | violence |
| 28 | Barugh GreenS75 · 2,842 residents | 88.7 | ▲ 17% | anti-social behaviour |
| 29 | Millhouse GreenS36 · 1,675 residents | 86 | ▲ 125% | violence |
| 30 | Bolton-on-DearneS63 · 7,764 residents | 85.5 | ▼ 11% | violence |
| 31 | Shafton Two GatesS72 · 6,120 residents | 83 | ▼ 15% | violence |
| 32 | GilroydS75 · 4,378 residents | 82.2 | ▼ 1% | violence |
| 33 | HighamS75 · 2,842 residents | 70.4 | ▲ 14% | anti-social behaviour |
| 34 | ThurlstoneS36 · 3,189 residents | 70.2 | ▼ 43% | anti-social behaviour |
| 35 | Great HoughtonS72 · 3,204 residents | 67.4 | ▼ 7% | violence |
| 36 | Silkstone CommonS75 · 1,571 residents | 63.7 | ▼ 14% | anti-social behaviour |
| 37 | StaincrossS75 · 9,237 residents | 57.6 | ▲ 39% | violence |
| 38 | PenistoneS36 · 12,383 residents | 57.2 | ▲ 6% | violence |
| 39 | PilleyS75 · 3,934 residents | 54.9 | ▲ 54% | violence |
| 40 | DartonS75 · 22,832 residents | 53.6 | ▼ 1% | violence |
| 41 | KexbroughS75 · 4,737 residents | 47.3 | ▼ 40% | violence |
| 42 | ThurgolandS35 · 1,651 residents | 46 | ▼ 17% | violence |
| 43 | BirdwellS70 · 5,569 residents | 42.4 | ▼ 12% | violence |
| 44 | CubleyS36 · 7,352 residents | 40.3 | ▼ 26% | violence |
| 45 | OxspringS36 · 1,543 residents | 36.3 | ▲ 40% | anti-social behaviour |
| 46 | HoylandswaineS36 · 1,842 residents | 10.9 | – | anti-social behaviour |
Change compares the last three months with the three before. A dash means too few crimes to compare fairly.
Why busy centres look worst
Crimes are counted where they happen, but residents are counted where they live. Town centres and shopping areas have lots of shops, bars and visitors and not many residents, so their rates come out high even though most people there are just passing through.
How we work it out
Each area is a circle round its middle, the same as on its MeBabber page. We count the crimes police.uk records inside the circle over the last three months and turn that into a yearly figure, then divide by the number of people who live inside the circle, from the 2021 Census. Police locations are moved slightly on purpose to protect victims, so treat small differences between neighbouring areas with a pinch of salt.
Sources: data.police.uk and the Office for National Statistics, both under the Open Government Licence. Figures update every month.
Crime in every area
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Questions people ask
Which areas of Barnsley have the lowest crime?
Over June to August 2026, the areas with the fewest crimes per 1,000 residents were Hoylandswaine, Oxspring, Cubley, Birdwell and Thurgoland.
Which areas of Barnsley have the highest crime?
Leaving aside the big shopping and industrial areas, where visitors and workers push the figures up, the highest rates over June to August 2026 were in Carlton, Kingstone, Barnsley, Ardsley and Athersley.
Is crime going up or down in Barnsley?
Across Barnsley, 7,339 crimes were recorded over June to August 2026, 5% more than the three months before.
How is crime per 1,000 residents worked out?
We count the crimes police.uk records inside each area, turn the last three months into a yearly figure, and divide by the number of people who live there from the 2021 Census.