Postcode district · Barnsley
Crime in S71
How much crime is recorded in S71, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Barnsley
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Population
- 62,763 (2024)
S71Postcode district · Barnsley
How safe is S71
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 42.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in S71, 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
42.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
93
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).
S71National
Violence and sexual offences32.123.6
Anti-social behaviour15.610.7
Burglary13.19.1
Shoplifting9.18.4
Criminal damage and arson8.94.7
Public order7.54.6
Other theft4.54.5
Vehicle crime4.43.5
Other crime3.91.5
Drugs2.52.4
Robbery1.21.4
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Theft from the person0.52.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 13% 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.