Postcode · Barnsley
Crime in S71 4BF
How much crime is recorded in S71 4BF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Royston West
- Council
- Barnsley
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,690 (2024)
S71 4BFBarnsley
How safe is S71 4BF
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 21.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the S71 4BF area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
21.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
35
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 4BFNational
Violence and sexual offences16.023.6
Burglary7.69.1
Criminal damage and arson5.44.7
Anti-social behaviour3.910.7
Vehicle crime2.63.5
Other crime1.91.5
Public order1.14.6
Drugs0.82.4
Other theft0.64.5
Robbery0.21.4
Shoplifting0.18.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 36% 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.