Crime Rates at North View, Grimethorpe, Barnsley, S72 7BL

North View area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 22 local areas in North East , and the 36th highest crime rate of 845 local areas in Barnsley .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around North View (S72 7BL) in the last 12 months was 323.5 per 1,000 residents and was 225.1% higher than the North East average (99.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -55.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 58.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -83.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around North View (S72 7BL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Stacey Crescent, where police recorded 40 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Queensway (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.