Postcode · Barnsley
Crime in S71 2JA
How much crime is recorded in S71 2JA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Monk Bretton
- Council
- Barnsley
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,321 (2024)
S71 2JABarnsley
How safe is S71 2JA
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 31.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the S71 2JA 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
31.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
50
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 2JANational
Violence and sexual offences22.023.6
Burglary13.79.1
Anti-social behaviour8.910.7
Public order3.44.6
Other theft2.94.5
Vehicle crime2.33.5
Criminal damage and arson1.34.7
Other crime1.21.5
Drugs1.02.4
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Robbery0.61.4
Shoplifting0.48.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 26% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
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40
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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.