Postcode · Barnsley
Crime in S71 3EJ
How much crime is recorded in S71 3EJ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Royston East & Carlton
- Council
- Barnsley
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,456 (2024)
S71 3EJBarnsley
How safe is S71 3EJ
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 26.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the S71 3EJ 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
26.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
88
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 3EJNational
Shoplifting29.58.4
Violence and sexual offences20.123.6
Burglary12.49.1
Anti-social behaviour11.910.7
Public order7.14.6
Criminal damage and arson4.64.7
Other theft3.94.5
Other crime2.11.5
Vehicle crime1.93.5
Robbery1.71.4
Drugs1.62.4
Bicycle theft0.71.0
Possession of weapons0.10.9
Theft from the person0.02.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 38% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.