Total Crime Rate
83.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
49.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Cherry Close area has the 27th highest crime rate of 61 local areas in Cudworth , and the 392nd highest crime rate of 845 local areas in Barnsley .
The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.
The overall crime rate in the area around Cherry Close (S72 8TW) in the last 12 months was 83.1 per 1,000 residents and was 11.6% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 49.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 80.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Cherry Close (S72 8TW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Victoria Street, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Newington Avenue (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Cudworth| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cherry Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Newington Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | The Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Victoria Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Victoria Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Victoria Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Pontefract Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Crosby Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | School Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Newington Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Montague Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Montague Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Pontefract Road | — |
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