Postcode · Barnsley
Crime in S71 1AB
How much crime is recorded in S71 1AB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Ardsley & Stairfoot
- Council
- Barnsley
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,022 (2024)
S71 1ABBarnsley
How safe is S71 1AB
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 39.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the S71 1AB area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
39.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
73
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).
S71 1ABNational
Violence and sexual offences29.723.6
Anti-social behaviour8.710.7
Burglary8.59.1
Public order8.14.6
Criminal damage and arson6.14.7
Vehicle crime5.83.5
Other theft5.34.5
Other crime2.71.5
Drugs2.22.4
Robbery0.81.4
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Shoplifting0.18.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 37% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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20
40
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80
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.