Crime Rates at The Firs, Barnsley, S70 3DF

The Firs area has the 67th lowest crime rate of 167 local areas in Central , and the 372nd highest crime rate of 845 local areas in Barnsley .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Firs (S70 3DF) in the last 12 months was 88.3 per 1,000 residents and was 70.3% lower than the Central average (297.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 60.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 41.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Firs (S70 3DF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Colley Avenue, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Larch Place (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.