Total Crime Rate

144.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 144.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 27.0 10/10
  • Other theft 12.0 8/10
  • Burglary 9.0 8/10
  • Other crime 6.0 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.0 8/10
  • Public order 6.0 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.0 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Oldroyd Row area has the 5th highest crime rate of 19 local areas in Dodworth , and the 190th 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 Oldroyd Row (S75 3ND) in the last 12 months was 144.1 per 1,000 residents and was 112.5% higher than the Dodworth average (67.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 57.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 268.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oldroyd Row (S75 3ND), the main crime hotspot is near High Street. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Oldroyd Row area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Laithe Croft Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Laithe Croft —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Fairway Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rob Royd Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Delf Garth —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Delf Garth —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences South Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Saville Hall Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Park View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour High Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Smithy Wood Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Smithy Wood Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Langford Close —

Data Sources

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