Postcode · Barnsley
Crime in S71 2HT
How much crime is recorded in S71 2HT, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Lundwood
- Council
- Barnsley
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,021 (2024)
S71 2HTBarnsley
How safe is S71 2HT
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 27.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the S71 2HT area, below 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
27.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
59
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 2HTNational
Violence and sexual offences20.223.6
Burglary11.79.1
Anti-social behaviour11.110.7
Criminal damage and arson8.04.7
Public order4.24.6
Drugs2.82.4
Vehicle crime2.73.5
Other crime2.71.5
Shoplifting2.18.4
Possession of weapons1.10.9
Other theft1.04.5
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 30% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
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40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.