Total Crime Rate

85.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 85.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.0 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.8 4/10
  • Other crime 5.8 7/10
  • Burglary 3.9 4/10
  • Drugs 3.9 4/10
  • Other theft 3.9 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.9 4/10
  • Public order 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Oak Road area has the 27th lowest crime rate of 57 local areas in Dearne North , and the 376th highest crime rate of 841 local areas in Barnsley .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Oak Road (S63 0AN) in the last 12 months was 85.6 per 1,000 residents and was 33.6% lower than the Dearne North average (128.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 38.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 64.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oak Road (S63 0AN), the main crime hotspot is near B6411. Police recorded 49 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Oak Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson B6411 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs School Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Deightonby Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Springbrook Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Park Way —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Windsor Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary May Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barley View Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs School Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Acorn Avenue —
Sep 2025Other theft Lingamoor Leys Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B6411 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs B6411 Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order B6411 Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting B6411 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B6411 Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Springbrook Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newland Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newland Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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