Total Crime Rate
68.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
28.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Crosby Street area has the 28th lowest crime rate of 61 local areas in Cudworth , and the 378th 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 Crosby Street (S72 8AD) in the last 12 months was 68.8 per 1,000 residents and was 26.8% lower than the Cudworth average (94.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 28.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Crosby Street (S72 8AD), the main crime hotspot is near Newington Avenue. Police recorded 20 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Cudworth| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Newington Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Birkdale Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Newington Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cherry Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Pontefract Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Pontefract Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Charles Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Charles Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Charles Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Montague Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Montague Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | The Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | School Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Clifford Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Three Nooks Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Crosby Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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