Postcode · Barnsley
Crime in S71 5PR
How much crime is recorded in S71 5PR, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Lundwood
- Council
- Barnsley
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,542 (2024)
S71 5PRBarnsley
How safe is S71 5PR
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 53.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the S71 5PR area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
53.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
104
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 5PRNational
Violence and sexual offences43.123.6
Anti-social behaviour23.410.7
Burglary18.79.1
Criminal damage and arson13.04.7
Public order5.24.6
Other crime4.91.5
Other theft2.44.5
Vehicle crime2.23.5
Shoplifting1.68.4
Robbery0.61.4
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Drugs0.32.4
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 25% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
50
100
150
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.