Crime Rates at St Johns Road, Cudworth, Barnsley, S72 8DE

St Johns Road area has the 30th highest crime rate of 61 local areas in Cudworth , and the 407th highest 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 St Johns Road (S72 8DE) in the last 12 months was 79.8 per 1,000 residents and was 15.1% lower 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 46.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Johns Road (S72 8DE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Barnsley Road, where police recorded 50 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near St John'S Road (31 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.