Postcode · Barnsley
Crime in S71 2AE
How much crime is recorded in S71 2AE, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Monk Bretton
- Council
- Barnsley
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,327 (2024)
S71 2AEBarnsley
How safe is S71 2AE
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 39.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the S71 2AE 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
39.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
74
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 2AENational
Violence and sexual offences29.123.6
Burglary18.09.1
Other crime10.71.5
Anti-social behaviour10.410.7
Criminal damage and arson5.54.7
Vehicle crime3.73.5
Other theft2.64.5
Public order2.64.6
Shoplifting2.38.4
Drugs0.92.4
Robbery0.41.4
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Theft from the person0.12.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 52% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.