Postcode · Barnsley
Crime in S71 4EE
How much crime is recorded in S71 4EE, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Walton, Woolley & Bretton
- Council
- Wakefield
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,232 (2024)
S71 4EEBarnsley
How safe is S71 4EE
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 28.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the S71 4EE area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
28.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
50
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 4EENational
Burglary18.09.1
Violence and sexual offences11.823.6
Anti-social behaviour8.710.7
Vehicle crime8.53.5
Public order6.14.6
Criminal damage and arson3.84.7
Other theft1.44.5
Possession of weapons1.30.9
Other crime1.31.5
Drugs0.62.4
Theft from the person0.02.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 30% 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.