Total Crime Rate

17.3 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

4.3 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 17.3 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.7 5/10
  • Violent crimes 4.3 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.3 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 4.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Oulton Avenue area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 104 local areas in Bramley & Ravenfield , and the 71st 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 Oulton Avenue (S66 2SS) in the last 12 months was 17.3 per 1,000 residents and was 73.0% lower than the Bramley & Ravenfield average (64.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violent crimes with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 4.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -81.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oulton Avenue (S66 2SS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bawtry Road, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Austen Drive (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Oulton Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Main Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Badsworth Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bramley Grange Rise Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bawtry Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bawtry Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bawtry Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bawtry Road —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bawtry Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Main Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Balk Lane Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Balk Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Balk Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Balk Lane Awaiting court outcome

Data Sources

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