Barnsley North East vs Rotherham South

Barnsley North East has a safety score of 8/100 (High Crime) and recorded 5,095 crimes in the last 12 months. Rotherham South has a safety score of 7/100 (High Crime) with 9,049 crimes. Barnsley North East scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Barnsley North East shows a year-on-year crime trend of +2% — meaning total crimes rose compared to the same period the prior year. Rotherham South shows +0.3% (rising). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Barnsley North East, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (1,955 incidents). In Rotherham South, it is Violent Crime (3,263 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Barnsley North East recorded 805 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Rotherham South recorded 1,868. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Barnsley North East totalled 1,955 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 3,263 in Rotherham South. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Barnsley North East recorded 4,996 crimes (now 5,095, a change of +2%). Rotherham South recorded 9,018 crimes previously (now 9,049, +0.3%).

The resolution rate is the percentage of recorded crimes that resulted in a formal outcome — such as a charge, caution, penalty notice, or community resolution. Barnsley North East has a resolution rate of 31.3% and Rotherham South has 25.3%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Barnsley North East falls within the South Yorkshire Police boundary. Rotherham South is covered by South Yorkshire Police. Each force operates independently and publishes crime data through the national UK Police API.

CrimeRadar uses 36 months of official recorded crime data from the UK Police API, updated each month. The safety score combines crime volume relative to the force average, year-on-year trend direction, and resolution rate. All figures are based on crimes recorded within each police-defined neighbourhood boundary.

Yes — CrimeRadar has individual crime map pages for both Barnsley North East and Rotherham South. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.