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Crow Edge

Crow Edge is a settlement in South Yorkshire, England, with a population of around 3,000. It has 8 bus stops and the nearest railway station is Denby Dale, 5.8 km away. There were around 1 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly Violence & sexual offences. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Crow Edge area — all from official UK open data.

On deprivation, the Barnsley area is among the most deprived areas in England (IoD2019). The wider council area has around 244,572 residents at roughly 743 people per km².

Council
Barnsley
County
South Yorkshire
Constituency
Penistone and Stocksbridge
Police force
South Yorkshire

Weather

13°CFog

  • Today: 17° / 12° · 72% rain
  • Tomorrow: 19° / 12° · Mist

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:35Sunset 19:30

12h 55m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

23US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Sheffield Devonshire Green, United Kingdom

Crime

1 reported · July 2026 50% YoY

  • Violence & sexual offences1

Neighbourhood team: Barnsley West · South Yorkshire

Local policing priorities

  • Issues with school parking, particularly primary schools but also some secondary schools. Parking on yellow zig zags. This is causing our…
  • Ongoing issue with drug use and drug dealing around areas of Aldham House Lane and Roy Kilner Road.

Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)

Road safety

399 reported road collisions (2024)

148 killed or seriously injured · 550 casualties · 16.3 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

Food hygiene

12 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 9 rated 4–5 ★ (8 top)
  • 0 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Flood risk

No active flood warnings nearby.

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Denby Dale (5.6 km)
  • 8 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Denby Dale (5.6 km):

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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

£175,733 average 6% YoY

Across Barnsley · to 2026-06

Detached£278,251
Semi-detached£173,748
Terraced£140,981
Flat£92,973

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

Fuel prices

  • Cheapest petrol: 151.9p · Esso (11.6 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 185.9p · Morrisons (11.2 km)

4 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

7 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 2 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 50 kW
  • Nearest: Tesco Superstore (5.5 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports pitches1
  • Playgrounds1

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local news

Population

244,572 residents in Barnsley · 743/km²

  • Under 16: 18%
  • 16–64: 62%
  • 65+: 19%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

Deprivation

Among the most deprived areas in England

Ranked 38 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

22% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019

Council tax

Property band mix

Most homes here are Band A (57% of 115,540)

Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27 · £ figures England only

Care & health services

220 CQC-registered services

  • Care homes71
  • GP practices36
  • Dentists39
  • Homecare agencies56
  • Hospitals & hospices5

CQC ratings: 90% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 2 Inadequate

Source: Care Quality Commission · Barnsley

Heritage & planning

  • Not in the Green Belt
  • 12 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)

Your MP

Dr Marie Tidball

Labour

Penistone and Stocksbridge

Recent votes:

  • AyeTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
  • AyeClosure motion
  • AyeRepresentation of the People Bill: Third Reading
  • NoRepresentation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88

Source: UK Parliament

Council control

Reform UK majority

  • Lab 12
  • LD 8
  • Ref 41
  • Oth 2

Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)

Amenities nearby

  • Restaurants & cafés1

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

7,845 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

1 jobs advertised · £55,000 avg

e.g. Class 1 Driver

Source: Adzuna

Local economy

£742 median full-time weekly pay

3.3% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£21,322 disposable income per head (2024)

Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI

Energy efficiency

42% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: D · 117,969 certificates

15.8% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)

Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty

Grid electricity

82% low-carbon electricity

Biomass 65% · Wind 15% · Imports 9% · Gas 9%

112 gCO₂/kWh · moderate intensity

Latest estimate for Yorkshire · National Grid ESO

Health

Life expectancy: 81.3 yrs women · 78 yrs men

Healthy life expectancy: 55.3 women · 55.2 men

74% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

Wellbeing

  • Life satisfaction7.4
  • Feeling worthwhile7.5
  • Happiness yesterday7.3
  • Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.2

Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23

Local petitions

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Penistone and Stocksbridge:

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06

Notable places nearby

  • Crow Edge · 0.8 km

    Crow Edge is a hamlet in Dunford civil parish, situated on the A616, in the metropolitan borough of Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England.

  • Hazlehead Bridge railway station · 1.3 km

    Hazlehead Bridge railway station was a railway station on the Sheffield, Ashton-under-Lyne and Manchester Railway's Woodhead Line in the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley. It served remote rural areas in the Pennine fo…

  • Carlecotes · 1.4 km

    Carlecotes is a village in the metropolitan borough of Barnsley in South Yorkshire, England. Carlecotes is within Dunford civil parish. The village is situated at the eastern edge of the Peak District National Park, a…

  • Catshaw · 1.4 km

    Catshaw is a hamlet in the western parts of Penistone, in the Barnsley district, in the county of South Yorkshire, England. It lies about 0.9 miles (1.4 km) west of Millhouse Green, on the outskirts of the Peak Distri…

  • Royd Moor Wind Farm · 1.9 km

    The Royd Moor Wind Farm is located at Penistone, Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England, and consists of thirteen 450 kW turbines. The site is located approximately 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) north west of Penistone, above the…

  • Dunford · 2.3 km

    Dunford is a civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley, in South Yorkshire, England. It lies in the Peak District and within the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley. The population of the civil parish as of th…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Crow Edge?
Crow Edge is a town in South Yorkshire, England, in the Barnsley local authority.
How deprived is Crow Edge?
The Barnsley local authority, which includes Crow Edge, is among the most deprived areas in England on the IoD2019.