Crime Rates at Prospect Street, Cudworth, Barnsley, S72 8JS

Prospect Street area has the highest crime rate of 61 local areas in Cudworth , and the 14th highest crime rate of 845 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 Prospect Street (S72 8JS) in the last 12 months was 438.5 per 1,000 residents and was 366.7% 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 46 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 60 (≈ 199.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 27.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Prospect Street (S72 8JS), 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.