Crime Rates at Oakroyd Crescent, Grimethorpe, Barnsley, S72 7NY

Oakroyd Crescent area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 22 local areas in North East , and the 406th highest crime rate of 841 local areas in Barnsley .

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 Oakroyd Crescent (S72 7NY) in the last 12 months was 79.9 per 1,000 residents and was 16.2% lower than the North East average (95.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 41.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 16.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oakroyd Crescent (S72 7NY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Queensway, where police recorded 42 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Windsor Walk (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.