Total Crime Rate
163.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
85.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Cypress Road area has the 47th highest crime rate of 167 local areas in Central , and the 139th highest crime rate of 845 local areas in Barnsley .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Cypress Road (S70 3NB) in the last 12 months was 163.6 per 1,000 residents and was 45.1% lower than the Central average (297.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -31.6% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 42 (≈ 85.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Cypress Road (S70 3NB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Applehurst Bank, where police recorded 44 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cedar Crescent (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Barnsley| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cedar Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Poplars Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cedar Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Cedar Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Swanee Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Applehurst Bank | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chestnut Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Poplars Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Larch Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cypress Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Swanee Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Yews Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Thornton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Birk Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Yews Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Yews Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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