Crime Rates at Oaken Wood Close, Thorpe Hesley, Rotherham, S61 2UR

Oaken Wood Close area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 90 local areas in Hoober , and the 125th lowest crime rate of 869 local areas in Rotherham .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Oaken Wood Close (S61 2UR) in the last 12 months was 24.2 per 1,000 residents and was 77.4% lower than the Hoober average (107.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 50.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -84.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oaken Wood Close (S61 2UR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Kingfisher Rise, where police recorded 5 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Goldcrest Walk (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.