Crime Rates at Brierfield Close, Barnsley, S75 2DA

Brierfield Close area has the 79th lowest crime rate of 167 local areas in Central , and the 330th highest crime rate of 845 local areas in Barnsley .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Brierfield Close (S75 2DA) in the last 12 months was 96.5 per 1,000 residents and was 67.6% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -44.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 70.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brierfield Close (S75 2DA), the main crime hotspot is near Hospital. Police recorded 142 crimes here, including 89 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.