Shafton & Upper Cudworth
Middle areaNorth east Barnsley. 6,040 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 6.3 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 100% of people in Shafton & Upper Cudworth live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Shafton & Upper Cudworth
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Shafton & Upper Cudworth at a rate of 95.7 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 107.1 per 1,000 people across Barnsley.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 240 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 108 |
| Other crime | 101 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 51 |
| Burglary | 33 |
| Vehicle crime | 29 |
| Drug offences | 8 |
| Robbery | 4 |
| Shoplifting | 4 |
| Theft from the person | 0 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Shafton & Upper Cudworth compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Shafton & Upper Cudworth safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Shafton & Upper Cudworth at a rate of 95.7 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 107.1 per 1,000 people across Barnsley.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 49 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Shafton & Upper Cudworth.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (240), anti-social behaviour (108) and other crime (101).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Barnsley
These figures are published for the whole of Barnsley, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Barnsley and not Shafton & Upper Cudworth alone. See Barnsley
Shafton & Upper Cudworth in brief
The median price paid for a home in Shafton & Upper Cudworth was £165,000 in 2025.
Shafton & Upper Cudworth had 6,120 usual residents at the census.
About 100% of people in Shafton & Upper Cudworth live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Shafton & Upper Cudworth, 83.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.