Crime Rates at Oulton Drive, Cudworth, Barnsley, S72 8LZ

Oulton Drive area has the 20th highest crime rate of 61 local areas in Cudworth , and the 253rd 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 Oulton Drive (S72 8LZ) in the last 12 months was 114.9 per 1,000 residents and was 22.3% higher than the Cudworth average (94.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 75.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -6.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 49.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -4.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oulton Drive (S72 8LZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near East View, where police recorded 8 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Market Place (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.