Total Crime Rate
52.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Thornwell Grove area has the 24th lowest crime rate of 61 local areas in Cudworth , and the 282nd lowest crime rate of 841 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 Thornwell Grove (S72 8FD) in the last 12 months was 52.0 per 1,000 residents and was 42.2% lower than the Cudworth average (89.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -54.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 19.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -45.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -82.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Thornwell Grove (S72 8FD), the main crime hotspot is near St John'S Road. Police recorded 39 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Cudworth| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Batty Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Barnsley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Stonehill Rise | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Prospect Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Newtown Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St John'S Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St John'S Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St John'S Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St John'S Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St John'S Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St John'S Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | St John'S Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | St John'S Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | St John'S Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Barnsley Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Newtown Green | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Manor Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Manor Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Batty Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | York Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bloemfontein Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bloemfontein Street | — |
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