Total Crime Rate
63.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Oaklea Avenue area has the 42nd lowest crime rate of 91 local areas in Hoober , and the 397th lowest crime rate of 870 local areas in Rotherham .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Oaklea Avenue (S63 6NA) in the last 12 months was 63.6 per 1,000 residents and was 32.6% lower than the Hoober average (94.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 33.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Oaklea Avenue (S63 6NA), the main crime hotspot is near Masefield Road. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Hoober| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Clarence Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Stokewell Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Smiths Croft | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Smiths Croft | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Smiths Croft | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lambert Walk | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Orchard Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Christchurch Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Orchard Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Orchard Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Orchard Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wordsworth Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wordsworth Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Blake Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Blake Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Masefield Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Byron Crescent | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Byron Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shakespeare Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shakespeare Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shakespeare Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Byron Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Byron Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Blake Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Oak Lea Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Oak Lea Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Blake Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Christchurch Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Christchurch Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Ruskin Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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