Crime Rates at Burton Bank Road, Barnsley, S71 2AD

Burton Bank Road area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 167 local areas in Central , and the 162nd lowest crime rate of 845 local areas in Barnsley .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Burton Bank Road (S71 2AD) in the last 12 months was 35.2 per 1,000 residents and was 88.2% lower than the Central average (297.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 7.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Burton Bank Road (S71 2AD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Tor Close, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Shelley Drive (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.