Total Crime Rate

167.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

49.8 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 167.3 9/10
  • Shoplifting 64.1 8/10
  • Violent crimes 49.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 46.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.2 7/10
  • Other crime 7.1 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.1 6/10
  • Burglary 3.6 4/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Public order 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Cumberland Close area has the 8th highest crime rate of 78 local areas in Hoyland Milton , and the 134th highest crime rate of 845 local areas in Barnsley .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cumberland Close (S74 9PY) in the last 12 months was 167.3 per 1,000 residents and was 86.5% higher than the Hoyland Milton average (89.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 49.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -26.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cumberland Close (S74 9PY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Little Leeds, where police recorded 30 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Woodlands Road (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Cumberland Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Guest Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Woodlands Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodlands Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Kingswood Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Silkstone View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Silkstone View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Silkstone View —
Apr 2026Public order Little Leeds Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Little Leeds Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Little Leeds Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Woodlands Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Market Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Pepper Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Pepper Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Manor House Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Manor House Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Pepper Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Pepper Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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