Total Crime Rate

43.0 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

11.7 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 43.0 4/10
  • Violent crimes 11.7 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.7 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.8 6/10
  • Drugs 7.8 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.8 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.9 2/10
  • Other crime 3.9 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Churchfield Crescent area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 61 local areas in Cudworth , and the 219th lowest 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 Churchfield Crescent (S72 8JX) in the last 12 months was 43.0 per 1,000 residents and was 54.3% 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 11.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Churchfield Crescent (S72 8JX), the main crime hotspot is near St John'S Road. Police recorded 40 crimes here, including 31 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Churchfield Crescent area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New Road Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Barnsley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary St John'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Barnsley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wells Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary School Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order New Road Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order New Road Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Other theft New Road Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Saxon Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Church Street
Apr 2026Burglary Snydale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Saxon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Eveline Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Churchfield Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Barnsley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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