Crime Rate in Aughton & Swallownest, ward

Aughton & Swallownest has the 10th highest crime rate of 25 wards in Rotherham district and the 2046th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (Yorkshire and The Humber), it has the 162nd highest crime rate of 410 wards.

The overall crime rate in Aughton & Swallownest in the last 12 months was 92.9 per 1,000 residents and was 14.0% lower than the Rotherham district average (108.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Aughton & Swallownest’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 334 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 3 cases , down -40.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 78.8% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 435 (≈ 42.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Aughton & Swallownest ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Queens Road, with 73 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Westcott Mews (55 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.