Total Crime Rate

138.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 138.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 81.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.6 6/10
  • Burglary 13.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.1 6/10
  • Other crime 5.4 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.4 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.7 2/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • Other theft 2.7 1/10
  • Public order 2.7 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Burton Crescent area has the 16th highest crime rate of 61 local areas in Cudworth , and the 209th highest crime rate of 841 local areas in Barnsley .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Burton Crescent (S71 2QD) in the last 12 months was 138.2 per 1,000 residents and was 53.8% higher than the Cudworth average (89.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -76.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 84.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Burton Crescent (S71 2QD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Morton Close, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Crosby Court (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Burton Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heysham Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Carnforth Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Monk Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Monk Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Crosby Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Crosby Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bentley Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Carr Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Crosby Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Crosby Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Crosby Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lowlands Close —
Sep 2025Public order Heysham Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Morton Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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