Total Crime Rate

137.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

59.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 137.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 59.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 57.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.6 7/10
  • Burglary 13.0 9/10
  • Other theft 13.0 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.4 7/10
  • Other crime 7.8 9/10
  • Drugs 5.2 6/10
  • Public order 2.6 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Oaklea area has the 21st highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Dearne North , and the 196th highest crime rate of 845 local areas in Barnsley .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Oaklea (S63 0EX) in the last 12 months was 137.7 per 1,000 residents and was 6.4% higher than the Dearne North average (129.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 59.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oaklea (S63 0EX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Tudor Street, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Norman Street (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Oaklea area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Phoenix Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grange Street —
Apr 2026Other crime Tudor Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Dane Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Coronation Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grange Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Grange Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Saxon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Saxon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Saxon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chapel Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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