Total Crime Rate

142.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

64.2 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 142.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 64.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 49.7 8/10
  • Other theft 20.7 10/10
  • Drugs 16.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.4 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.4 7/10
  • Public order 8.3 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.3 7/10
  • Other crime 6.2 8/10
  • Robbery 6.2 7/10
  • Shoplifting 6.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Oak Park Rise area has the 56th highest crime rate of 167 local areas in Central , and the 186th highest crime rate of 845 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 Oak Park Rise (S70 4PB) in the last 12 months was 142.9 per 1,000 residents and was 52.1% lower than the Central average (297.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 3 cases , up 200.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 64.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oak Park Rise (S70 4PB), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 58 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Oak Park Rise area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/30)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tune Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Harriet Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Denison Court —
Apr 2026Drugs Petrol Station Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chilton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Harriet Close —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Crown Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Harriet Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harriet Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Chilton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Commercial Street —
Apr 2026Public order Commercial Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Henshall Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tune Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dalton Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pindar Oaks Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Middleburn Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chestnut Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hornby Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hornby Mews —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wilby Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Mount Vernon Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Turnshaw Mews Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pindar Oaks Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rowan Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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