Total Crime Rate

149.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 149.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 34.2 9/10
  • Drugs 18.6 10/10
  • Public order 18.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.3 7/10
  • Other theft 9.3 7/10
  • Burglary 6.2 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.2 6/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Birkdale Close area has the 12th highest crime rate of 61 local areas in Cudworth , and the 175th 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 Birkdale Close (S72 8EW) in the last 12 months was 149.1 per 1,000 residents and was 65.9% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -26.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 62.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 17.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 31.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Birkdale Close (S72 8EW), the main crime hotspot is near Pontefract Road. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Birkdale Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Queens Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Charles Street —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Albert Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Montague Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pontefract Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences James Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime James Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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