Total Crime Rate

207.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 207.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 64.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 49.0 10/10
  • Burglary 27.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 21.6 10/10
  • Public order 13.7 8/10
  • Other theft 11.8 8/10
  • Other crime 7.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.9 5/10
  • Drugs 2.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Old Oaks View area has the 33rd highest crime rate of 167 local areas in Central , and the 89th highest crime rate of 841 local areas in Barnsley .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Old Oaks View (S70 3RN) in the last 12 months was 207.8 per 1,000 residents and was 35.4% lower than the Central average (321.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 41 (≈ 80.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Old Oaks View (S70 3RN), the main crime hotspot is near A635. Police recorded 116 crimes here, including 98 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Old Oaks View area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A635 Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gerald Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A635 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A635 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A635 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime A635 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Old Oaks View Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Oaks Crescent
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Oaks Crescent
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lambert Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Gerald Crescent Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ashleigh Vale
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A635 Under investigation

Data Sources

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