Total Crime Rate
138.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Burton Road 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 Road (S71 2QE) 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 Road (S71 2QE), the main crime hotspot is near Silverdale Drive. Police recorded 53 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Cudworth| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Carnforth Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lowlands Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Meadow Drive | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Meadow Drive | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Crosby Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ainsdale Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Crosby Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Silverdale Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Crosby Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Crosby Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Crosby Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Heysham Green | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bentley Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Morton Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Heysham Green | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Carr Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Blundell Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Silverdale Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Silverdale Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Silverdale Drive | Local resolution |
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