Postcode · Barnsley
Crime in S71 3LR
How much crime is recorded in S71 3LR, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Athersley
- Council
- Barnsley
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,677 (2024)
S71 3LRBarnsley
How safe is S71 3LR
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 52.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the S71 3LR area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
52.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
261
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 3LRNational
Shoplifting115.98.4
Violence and sexual offences42.323.6
Public order38.14.6
Anti-social behaviour23.410.7
Criminal damage and arson18.24.7
Burglary9.49.1
Vehicle crime5.53.5
Other crime5.11.5
Other theft4.74.5
Drugs3.12.4
Possession of weapons1.30.9
Theft from the person0.52.1
Robbery0.31.4
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat 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.