Postcode · Barnsley
Crime in S71 4BB
How much crime is recorded in S71 4BB, 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
- 1,666 (2024)
S71 4BBBarnsley
How safe is S71 4BB
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 32.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the S71 4BB 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
32.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
70
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 4BBNational
Violence and sexual offences23.023.6
Anti-social behaviour19.310.7
Criminal damage and arson6.64.7
Vehicle crime6.43.5
Burglary5.59.1
Public order3.64.6
Other theft3.44.5
Other crime2.51.5
Drugs1.22.4
Robbery1.21.4
Shoplifting1.08.4
Possession of weapons0.00.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 12% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
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40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.