Crime in Goldthorpe
Recorded crime in Goldthorpe is 1.4 times the Barnsley average and 1.6 times the England and Wales average. Over 5 years it has fallen 21%. Most of the harm comes from violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences). Police data to August 2026.
Within 1.5 km of the centre of Goldthorpe: about 12,233 residents in 14 neighbourhoods.
- Safety in the UK
- 2/10High crime
- Living
- 7.5/10Good
- 5-year change
- −21%fewer crimes
- vs the council
- 1.4×the Barnsley average
Neighbourhoods by Safety
Within 1.5 km of the centre of Goldthorpe.
Crime over 5 years
Down 21% in 5 years Recorded crimes within 1.5 km of Goldthorpe, anti-social behaviour left out.
What is recorded
Crime severity: 1.4× the Barnsley average (1.6× the England and Wales average). 124 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year.
- Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences): 54% of the harm here
- Burglary: 25% of the harm here
- Robbery: 6% of the harm here
Anti-social behaviour: 24 incidents per 1,000 residents a year, not scored. Not a crime, so it is not part of the Safety score.
Crimes recorded in Barnsley (the whole council area)
April 2025 to March 2026, for the whole Barnsley council area, not only Goldthorpe. Source: Home Office, police recorded crime by community safety partnership.
| Type | Crimes in 2025/26 | Per 1,000 residents | Change on 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cars stolen | 680 | 2.7 | About the same |
| Cars broken into | 512 | 2.0 | Down 33% |
| Vandalism (homes, other buildings and vehicles) | 1,733 | 6.9 | Down 10% |
| Burglary of homes | 906 | 3.6 | Down 12% |
| Homicide (murder and manslaughter) | 1 | - | - |
Under 10 a year: no rate or change, the numbers are too small to compare.
How often crimes lead to a charge in S63
In S63, the postcode district at the centre of Goldthorpe, 6% of crimes reported between September 2024 and August 2025 led to someone being charged or summonsed (England and Wales: 9%).
- Charged or summonsed
- Caution or other action
- Suspect found, not prosecuted
- No suspect identified
- Still open
Show as a table
| Type | Crimes | Charged or summonsed | Caution or other action | Suspect found, not prosecuted | No suspect identified | Still open |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences) | 1,746 | 7% | 5% | 72% | 11% | 6% |
| Criminal damage and arson (vandalism) | 489 | 3% | 3% | 23% | 70% | 1% |
| Public order | 355 | 4% | 3% | 58% | 32% | 4% |
| Vehicle crime (cars stolen and broken into) | 331 | 3% | 0% | 8% | 88% | 1% |
| Burglary | 325 | 2% | 0% | 13% | 84% | 1% |
| Other theft | 242 | 3% | 4% | 30% | 61% | 2% |
| Other crime | 180 | 4% | 6% | 67% | 16% | 7% |
| Shoplifting | 135 | 7% | 1% | 16% | 75% | 1% |
| Drugs | 85 | 21% | 34% | 15% | 21% | 8% |
| Robbery | 55 | 24% | 2% | 24% | 40% | 11% |
| Possession of weapons (knives and other weapons) | 53 | 26% | 6% | 49% | 15% | 4% |
Uses the latest outcome police have recorded so far. 4% of these crimes are still open, so the final figures may be a little higher.
Road collisions
Barnsley, 2023 to 2025: 376 road collisions a year with someone hurt, 144 of them with someone killed or seriously injured. 22 collisions were fatal in those 3 years.
1.5 a year per 1,000 residents (Great Britain 1.5). 38% of them killed or seriously injured someone (Great Britain 26%).
Collisions on public roads that the police recorded where someone was hurt, counted where they happened, so busy through roads and town centres with few residents come out high. Serious and slight use the Department for Transport's adjusted severity, comparable between police forces. Source: Department for Transport road casualty statistics (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Crime by type
Recorded crimes per 1,000 residents per year, most serious first, not counting anti-social behaviour.
| Type | Per 1,000 a year |
|---|---|
| Robbery | 1.4 |
| Burglary | 13.3 |
| Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences) | 45.6 |
| Drugs | 2.6 |
| Possession of weapons (knives and other weapons) | 1.4 |
| Other crime | 4.9 |
| Other theft | 10.1 |
| Theft from the person (pickpocketing, bag snatching) | 0.3 |
| Vehicle crime (cars stolen and broken into) | 9.7 |
| Criminal damage and arson (vandalism) | 18.6 |
| Public order | 10.3 |
| Bicycle theft | 0.4 |
| Shoplifting | 5.0 |
Postcode districts in Goldthorpe
Nearby towns
Council: Barnsley
Questions about crime in Goldthorpe
- Is Goldthorpe a safe place to live?
- Goldthorpe scores 2 out of 10 for safety (high crime), compared with every neighbourhood in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Crime severity is 1.4 times the Barnsley average.
- Is crime going up or down in Goldthorpe?
- Down 21% over 5 years, from 1,664 recorded crimes a year to 1,310.
- What is the most common crime in Goldthorpe?
- The most common recorded crime is violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences), about 46 per 1,000 residents a year.
- How does crime in Goldthorpe compare with Barnsley?
- Crime severity in Goldthorpe is 1.4 times the Barnsley average.
- How often does crime lead to a charge in Goldthorpe?
- In S63, the postcode district at the centre of Goldthorpe, 6% of crimes reported between September 2024 and August 2025 led to someone being charged or summonsed (England and Wales: 9%). 38% were closed without a suspect being identified.
- How many burglaries are solved in Goldthorpe?
- Of 325 burglaries reported in S63, the postcode district at the centre of Goldthorpe between September 2024 and August 2025, 2% led to someone being charged or summonsed and 84% were closed with no suspect identified.
- How many cars are stolen in Goldthorpe?
- In Barnsley, the council area Goldthorpe is in, the police recorded 680 cars stolen in 2025/26 (April 2025 to March 2026), 2.7 per 1,000 residents, about the same as the year before.
- Is vandalism common in Goldthorpe?
- 1,733 acts of vandalism to homes, other buildings and vehicles were recorded in 2025/26, in Barnsley, the council area Goldthorpe is in, 6.9 per 1,000 residents, 1.4 times the England and Wales average.
- How many murders were there in Goldthorpe last year?
- 1 homicide (murder or manslaughter) was recorded in 2025/26, in Barnsley, the council area Goldthorpe is in, against 1 the year before. Police data does not say where in the area they happened.