Barnsley

At a glance, population and employment estimates for Barnsley.

Population: 248,071
People in Employment: 108,040 (71.0%)
People Inactive: 38,405 (25.2%)
People Unemployed: 5,750 (3.8%)
Number Of Jobs: 76k
Median Salary: £24,835
Mean Salary: £27,967

Crime Statistics

You can view the number of crimes per crime type for this year and the previous. You can also see the trend for each crime type, which shows if crimes committed are getting better, worse or no change.

We also list all of the parliamentary wards for Barnsley. You'll be able to see the crimes for this year so far and also how many crimes per 1000 people.

If you need to see crimes on a street level, you can use the interactive crime map which shows you crimes and their outcome.

Crime rate by type in Barnsley for 2024

Barnsleys most common type of crime is: Violence and sexual offences. In 2023 there were 11,790 crimes and in 2022 there were 11,914 crimes. Which is an decrease of 124 crimes.

Crime Type	Previous Year	Crimes This Year	Trend vs previous year
Violence and sexual offences	11,790	872	Getting Better
Anti-social behaviour	4,454	324	Getting Better
Public order	3,217	244	Getting Better
Criminal damage and arson	3,351	216	Getting Better
Other theft	1,883	176	Getting Better
Burglary	1,930	159	Getting Better
Shoplifting	1,800	156	Getting Better
Vehicle crime	2,357	125	Getting Better
Other crime	1,135	92	Getting Better
Drugs	688	56	Getting Better
Robbery	291	42	Getting Better
Possession of weapons	327	30	Getting Better
Theft from the person	99	8	Getting Better
Bicycle theft	85	8	Getting Better

Number of crimes for Electoral Wards in Barnsley

Think of Electoral Wards as the boundaries your local councillors represent in your area. Electoral Wards will help you get a better picture of how much crime takes place in and around the places you live.

Central has the highest crime rate of all the wards in Barnsley, with 7947 crimes and 611 crimes per 1000 people. Whilst Darton West has 694 crimes and 63 crimes per 1000 people.

Name	Crimes in 2024	Crimes per 1000 people
Kingstone	342	29
Central	333	23
Stairfoot	178	14
Monk Bretton	158	13
Dearne North	152	13
Old Town	144	13
Dearne South	123	10
Worsbrough	120	12
Rockingham	115	10
Darfield	115	10
Wombwell	114	9
Royston	85	7
St Helens	83	14
Darton West	81	7
Penistone West	73	6
Penistone East	72	6
Cudworth	70	6
Hoyland Milton	65	5
Dodworth	58	5
Darton East	53	5
North East	0	0

Crime map for Barnsley

Showing crimes from the beginning of the year up until 2024-07. Each Marker on the map represents a crime. Click on the marker to find out more about the crime. Please note, all crime locations are approximate.

Housing Statistics

View average house prices by year. We show property prices from 2010 up until the current year. You can also see property prices over time using our interactive chart.

Average property prices by year for Barnsley

The average property price in Barnsley is lower than the UK average of: £290,000. A low average house price could be an indicator of a less wealthy area. Crime rates could also be higher in such areas.

Year	Avg. Detached Price	Avg. Semi-Detached Price	Avg. Terraced Price	Avg. Flat Price
2023	£261,336.72	£159,552.13	£126,851.69	£91,156.56
2022	£252,319.71	£154,910.72	£123,852.30	£89,732.07
2021	£225,863.72	£139,055.17	£112,111.14	£83,875.33
2020	£203,095.09	£126,047.86	£101,446.54	£78,321.70
2019	£194,905.96	£120,868.43	£97,520.61	£76,976.41
2018	£188,002.72	£116,301.07	£94,330.20	£74,680.48
2017	£180,992.38	£111,636.67	£91,164.81	£72,093.62
2016	£171,957.53	£106,377.63	£87,468.20	£68,123.52
2015	£164,311.55	£101,991.79	£83,955.57	£65,411.85
2014	£162,333.06	£101,196.25	£83,868.92	£65,732.97
2013	£155,903.56	£96,836.04	£80,376.85	£63,744.47
2012	£157,826.95	£98,178.26	£81,484.77	£65,474.62
2011	£160,925.30	£99,144.23	£82,357.49	£67,072.46
2010	£163,212.63	£101,371.68	£84,669.15	£68,789.25

Property prices over time for Barnsley

Showing crimes from 2010 up until July 2024. You can use the interactive chart to zoom in on a timeframe to see greater detail.

Employment and Annual Salary information for Barnsley

The median salary in Barnsley is £24,835 and the mean salary in Barnsley is £27,967.00. The median value is a better indicator of salary in a region since the mean salary can be skewed by a small number of people that are high earners.

Number of Jobs (thousands): 76k
Median Salary: £24,835
Annual Percentage Change: 7.9%
Mean Salary: £27,967

Salary comparison between Barnsley and Yorkshire

See how Barnsley compares to the rest of Yorkshire. Jobs per thousand, median and mean salary as well as annual percentage vs last year.

The highest median salary in Yorkshire is £28,639 in Leeds and the lowest median salary is £23,350 in Kingston upon Hull UA. Barnsley ranks 9 out of 14 in terms of median salary.

Location	Jobs (thousands)	Median Salary	Annual Percentage Change	Mean Salary	Annual Percentage Change
Leeds	257k	£28,639	8.9%	£34,015	12.9%
East Riding of Yorkshire UA	120k	£28,067	10.4%	£31,118	7.8%
York UA	73k	£27,507	13.5%	£32,222	4.7%
Kirklees	133k	£26,420	14.7%	£29,308	11.7%
Calderdale	72k	£26,136	10.9%	£29,763	10.0%
Sheffield	160k	£25,965	3.9%	£29,920	6.0%
Doncaster	88k	£25,356	1.9%	£30,401	9.6%
Bradford	147k	£25,299	6.8%	£29,812	8.8%
North Lincolnshire UA	56k	£25,253	5.3%	£29,829	4.6%
Wakefield	119k	£24,825	6.1%	£28,743	4.6%
North East Lincolnshire UA	45k	£24,811	8.3%	£28,683	4.8%
Rotherham	84k	£24,246	11.2%	£27,853	11.0%
Kingston upon Hull UA	95k	£23,350	5.4%	£24,271	4.1%