Crime Rates at Oak Close, Hoyland, Barnsley, S74 0EN

Oak Close area has the 37th highest crime rate of 78 local areas in Hoyland Milton , and the 413th lowest crime rate of 845 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 Oak Close (S74 0EN) in the last 12 months was 74.9 per 1,000 residents and was 16.4% lower than the Hoyland Milton average (89.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 31.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oak Close (S74 0EN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Redwood Close, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bank Street (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.