Postcode · Barnsley
Crime in S71 4PE
How much crime is recorded in S71 4PE, 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
- 1,407 (2024)
S71 4PEBarnsley
How safe is S71 4PE
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 34.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the S71 4PE 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
34.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
71
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 4PENational
Violence and sexual offences29.223.6
Anti-social behaviour19.510.7
Burglary9.59.1
Criminal damage and arson4.54.7
Other theft3.94.5
Public order3.64.6
Other crime2.81.5
Vehicle crime2.03.5
Drugs1.32.4
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Theft from the person0.42.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 14% 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.