Total Crime Rate

66.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

38.1 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 66.0 6/10
  • Violent crimes 38.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.9 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.2 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.1 8/10
  • Public order 5.1 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.1 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.5 1/10
  • Other crime 2.5 2/10
  • Other theft 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Acre Road area has the 26th lowest crime rate of 61 local areas in Cudworth , and the 366th lowest crime rate of 845 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 Acre Road (S72 8RU) in the last 12 months was 66.0 per 1,000 residents and was 29.8% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 38.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Acre Road (S72 8RU), the main crime hotspot is near Pleasant View. Police recorded 77 crimes here, including 38 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Acre Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Pleasant View Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Belmont Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Birkwood Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Storrs Wood View Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Birkwood Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Pleasant View Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pleasant View Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pleasant View Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Belmont Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pleasant View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Belmont Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pleasant View Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Acre Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hild Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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