Postcode · Barnsley
Crime in S71 5DA
How much crime is recorded in S71 5DA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Ardsley & Stairfoot
- Council
- Barnsley
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,453 (2024)
S71 5DABarnsley
How safe is S71 5DA
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 22.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the S71 5DA area, 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
22.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
58
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 5DANational
Burglary17.69.1
Violence and sexual offences13.723.6
Shoplifting11.28.4
Anti-social behaviour9.910.7
Other theft4.84.5
Criminal damage and arson3.84.7
Vehicle crime3.53.5
Public order2.54.6
Drugs1.52.4
Robbery1.51.4
Other crime1.21.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 16% 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.