South Yorkshire Police

Crime in Barnsley South

Street-level crime statistics for Barnsley South based on official UK Police data. Updated January 2026.

Data covers February 2023 – January 2026 4,460 crimes in last 12 months

10 / 100 High Crime

Safety Score

4,460 Crimes (last 12 months)

↓6.8% vs Previous 12 Months

10/100 Safety Score

32.3% Crimes with Outcome

Crime Zone Map

Neighbourhood boundaries coloured by safety score. Click adjacent zones to explore.

Very Safe (85+) Safe (65–84) Average (45–64) Below Avg (25–44) High Crime (0–24)

Crime by Category

Last 12 months — 4,460 total crimes recorded in Barnsley South

Violent Crime

1,551

Anti-Social Behaviour

799

Criminal Damage & Arson

444

Vehicle Crime

322

↓10%

Public Order

309

Other Theft

235

↓18%

Burglary

227

↓15%

Shoplifting

213

↓37%

Other Crime

177

↓6%

Drugs

Possession of Weapons

↓11%

Robbery

↓25%

Bicycle Theft

↑13%

Theft from Person

Monthly Crime Trend

Month-by-month crime totals for Barnsley South

394

02/23

468

03/23

414

04/23

464

05/23

414

06/23

418

07/23

450

08/23

422

09/23

362

10/23

382

11/23

396

12/23

411

01/24

359

02/24

381

03/24

380

04/24

449

05/24

399

06/24

476

07/24

406

08/24

401

09/24

404

10/24

412

11/24

383

12/24

334

01/25

301

02/25

367

03/25

372

04/25

402

05/25

397

06/25

429

07/25

398

08/25

364

09/25

388

10/25

372

11/25

329

12/25

341

01/26

Top Crime Hotspots

Highest-crime street locations in Barnsley South (12 months)

Explore by Month

View detailed crime data for each month in Barnsley South

January 2026 341 crimes December 2025 329 crimes November 2025 372 crimes October 2025 388 crimes September 2025 364 crimes August 2025 398 crimes July 2025 429 crimes June 2025 397 crimes May 2025 402 crimes April 2025 372 crimes March 2025 367 crimes February 2025 301 crimes January 2025 334 crimes December 2024 383 crimes November 2024 412 crimes October 2024 404 crimes September 2024 401 crimes August 2024 406 crimes July 2024 476 crimes June 2024 399 crimes May 2024 449 crimes April 2024 380 crimes March 2024 381 crimes February 2024 359 crimes January 2024 411 crimes December 2023 396 crimes November 2023 382 crimes October 2023 362 crimes September 2023 422 crimes August 2023 450 crimes July 2023 418 crimes June 2023 414 crimes May 2023 464 crimes April 2023 414 crimes March 2023 468 crimes February 2023 394 crimes

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Data source: All crime data is sourced from the UK Police Open Data API, operated by the Home Office, and is published under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Last updated: January 2026. Crime records show street-level location and category only — no personal information is included.