Total Crime Rate

72.8 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 72.8 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.2 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.8 9/10
  • Burglary 8.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.8 1/10
  • Public order 2.8 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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.
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Crime overview

Cross Hill area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 22 local areas in North East , and the 406th lowest crime rate of 841 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 Cross Hill (S72 9LE) in the last 12 months was 72.8 per 1,000 residents and was 23.6% lower than the North East average (95.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 42.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 1.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cross Hill (S72 9LE), the main crime hotspot is near Hilltop. Police recorded 8 crimes here, including 5 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Cross Hill area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Chestnut Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hilltop Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Grange Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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