Postcode · Barnsley
Crime in S71 4FF
How much crime is recorded in S71 4FF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Royston West
- Council
- Barnsley
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,393 (2024)
S71 4FFBarnsley
How safe is S71 4FF
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 18.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the S71 4FF area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
18.4
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 4FFNational
Violence and sexual offences17.823.6
Anti-social behaviour6.510.7
Criminal damage and arson3.24.7
Other crime2.61.5
Drugs1.42.4
Shoplifting1.28.4
Public order1.04.6
Vehicle crime0.63.5
Theft from the person0.42.1
Other theft0.04.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 8% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.