Postcode · Barnsley
Crime in S72 8DU
How much crime is recorded in S72 8DU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Cudworth Village
- Council
- Barnsley
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,832 (2024)
S72 8DUBarnsley
How safe is S72 8DU
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 49.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the S72 8DU area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
49.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
87
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).
S72 8DUNational
Violence and sexual offences37.923.6
Burglary12.29.1
Anti-social behaviour11.710.7
Criminal damage and arson6.64.7
Public order5.44.6
Vehicle crime4.83.5
Other crime4.31.5
Other theft4.14.5
Drugs3.42.4
Possession of weapons1.80.9
Shoplifting1.78.4
Robbery0.71.4
Theft from the person0.42.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 14% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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40
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.