Barnsley South East vs Sheffield North West

Barnsley South East has a safety score of 8/100 (High Crime) and recorded 2,752 crimes in the last 12 months. Sheffield North West has a safety score of 9/100 (High Crime) with 9,628 crimes. Sheffield North West scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Barnsley South East shows a year-on-year crime trend of -3.1% — meaning total crimes fell compared to the same period the prior year. Sheffield North West shows -3.6% (falling). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Barnsley South East, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (1,043 incidents). In Sheffield North West, it is Violent Crime (2,890 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Barnsley South East recorded 331 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Sheffield North West recorded 1,716. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Barnsley South East totalled 1,043 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 2,890 in Sheffield North West. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Barnsley South East recorded 2,841 crimes (now 2,752, a change of -3.1%). Sheffield North West recorded 9,988 crimes previously (now 9,628, -3.6%).

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 South East has a resolution rate of 25.5% and Sheffield North West has 30.7%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Barnsley South East falls within the South Yorkshire Police boundary. Sheffield North West 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 South East and Sheffield North West. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.