Postcode · Barnsley
Crime in S71 4DB
How much crime is recorded in S71 4DB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Royston West
- Council
- Barnsley
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,488 (2024)
S71 4DBBarnsley
How safe is S71 4DB
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 38.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the S71 4DB 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
38.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
97
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 4DBNational
Violence and sexual offences30.923.6
Anti-social behaviour20.510.7
Shoplifting12.08.4
Public order8.84.6
Criminal damage and arson8.34.7
Burglary6.09.1
Other theft4.04.5
Other crime4.01.5
Vehicle crime2.73.5
Robbery1.51.4
Possession of weapons1.20.9
Drugs0.92.4
Theft from the person0.12.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 27% 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.