Postcode · Barnsley
Crime in S71 2LX
How much crime is recorded in S71 2LX, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Monk Bretton
- Council
- Barnsley
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,301 (2024)
S71 2LXBarnsley
How safe is S71 2LX
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 32.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the S71 2LX area, broadly in line with 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
32.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
81
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 2LXNational
Violence and sexual offences20.723.6
Shoplifting18.08.4
Burglary14.19.1
Anti-social behaviour9.410.7
Public order6.74.6
Other theft6.64.5
Criminal damage and arson5.64.7
Vehicle crime3.83.5
Robbery2.61.4
Drugs0.92.4
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Other crime0.71.5
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Theft from the person0.02.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 121% 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.