Crime Rates at Bowden Grove, Dodworth, Barnsley, S75 3TB

Bowden Grove area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 19 local areas in Dodworth , and the 244th lowest crime rate of 841 local areas in Barnsley .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bowden Grove (S75 3TB) in the last 12 months was 47.3 per 1,000 residents and was 30.3% lower than the Dodworth average (67.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 21.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bowden Grove (S75 3TB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Smithy Wood Lane, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Fairway (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.