Total Crime Rate

215.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

150.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 215.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 150.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 111.1 10/10
  • Public order 29.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.3 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 9.8 10/10
  • Drugs 6.5 7/10
  • Other crime 6.5 8/10
  • Other theft 6.5 6/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Oakwood Square area has the 4th highest crime rate of 94 local areas in Darton East , and the 89th highest crime rate of 845 local areas in Barnsley .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Oakwood Square (S75 5ET) in the last 12 months was 215.7 per 1,000 residents and was 296.4% higher than the Darton East average (54.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 46 (≈ 150.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 30.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oakwood Square (S75 5ET), the main crime hotspot is near Oakwood Square. Police recorded 59 crimes here, including 45 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Oakwood Square area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Cooper Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Churchfield Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Holme View Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Holme View Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Holme View Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Holme View Road —
Apr 2026Public order Oakwood Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Oakwood Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oakwood Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Birthwaite Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Birthwaite Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Ballfield Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ballfield Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ballfield Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Churchfield Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Churchfield Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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