Crime Rates at Kings Road, Cudworth, Barnsley, S72 8BB

Kings Road area has the 19th highest crime rate of 61 local areas in Cudworth , and the 246th 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 Kings Road (S72 8BB) in the last 12 months was 117.7 per 1,000 residents and was 25.2% 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 64.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 27.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kings Road (S72 8BB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Montague Street, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Clifford Street (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.