Postcode · Barnsley
Crime in S72 8EB
How much crime is recorded in S72 8EB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Cudworth Village
- Council
- Barnsley
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,903 (2024)
S72 8EBBarnsley
How safe is S72 8EB
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 31.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the S72 8EB area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
31.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
57
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 8EBNational
Violence and sexual offences20.923.6
Anti-social behaviour9.810.7
Criminal damage and arson9.34.7
Burglary7.89.1
Vehicle crime4.53.5
Other crime2.01.5
Possession of weapons1.90.9
Public order1.94.6
Robbery1.71.4
Other theft1.54.5
Drugs0.32.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 25% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
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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.