Postcode · Barnsley
Crime in S71 2DE
How much crime is recorded in S71 2DE, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Monk Bretton
- Council
- Barnsley
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,355 (2024)
S71 2DEBarnsley
How safe is S71 2DE
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 28.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the S71 2DE area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
28.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
58
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 2DENational
Violence and sexual offences21.723.6
Anti-social behaviour11.210.7
Burglary7.29.1
Criminal damage and arson4.44.7
Public order3.54.6
Shoplifting2.98.4
Other theft2.74.5
Other crime2.41.5
Robbery1.71.4
Possession of weapons1.10.9
Vehicle crime1.13.5
Theft from the person1.12.1
Drugs1.12.4
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 11% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.