Postcode · Barnsley
Crime in S71 3RB
How much crime is recorded in S71 3RB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Athersley
- Council
- Barnsley
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,841 (2024)
S71 3RBBarnsley
How safe is S71 3RB
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 41.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the S71 3RB area, above 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
41.1
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 3RBNational
Violence and sexual offences31.623.6
Anti-social behaviour16.410.7
Burglary11.09.1
Criminal damage and arson9.04.7
Public order6.54.6
Vehicle crime4.83.5
Other theft3.24.5
Other crime2.71.5
Drugs2.22.4
Possession of weapons1.60.9
Robbery0.31.4
Theft from the person0.32.1
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 13% 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.