Total Crime Rate

67.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 67.6 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.9 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.2 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.1 5/10
  • Drugs 7.1 7/10
  • Burglary 3.6 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.6 5/10
  • Public order 3.6 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Birkwood Avenue area has the 30th lowest crime rate of 61 local areas in Cudworth , and the 376th lowest crime rate of 841 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 Birkwood Avenue (S72 8HR) in the last 12 months was 67.6 per 1,000 residents and was 24.8% lower 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 32.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 80.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 148.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Birkwood Avenue (S72 8HR), the main crime hotspot is near Pleasant View. Police recorded 74 crimes here, including 38 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Cudworth

Crime Over Time in Birkwood Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pleasant View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Pleasant View Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hild Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hild Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Moorland Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime West View Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pleasant View Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pleasant View Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Darfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Emsley Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Birkwood Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Birkwood Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Pleasant View Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pleasant View —
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 14 of 14

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.

↑