Total Crime Rate

139.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

93.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 139.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 93.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 77.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.4 9/10
  • Public order 16.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.7 7/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Other theft 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 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
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Lang Avenue area has the 15th highest crime rate of 61 local areas in Cudworth , and the 193rd highest crime rate of 845 local areas in Barnsley .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lang Avenue (S71 5PU) in the last 12 months was 139.0 per 1,000 residents and was 48.0% higher than the Cudworth average (94.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 93.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lang Avenue (S71 5PU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Wycombe Street, where police recorded 29 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lang Crescent (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Lang Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wycombe Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Trueman Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Wycombe Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wycombe Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Roger Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Roger Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Roger Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Roger Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lang Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Lang Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wycombe Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Trueman Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lang Crescent —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodland View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lang Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grange Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lang Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Harwood Terrace Under investigation
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Data Sources

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