Crime Rate in Kilnhurst & Swinton East, ward

Kilnhurst & Swinton East has the 13th lowest crime rate of 25 wards in Rotherham district and the 2180th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (Yorkshire and The Humber), it has the 170th highest crime rate of 410 wards.

The overall crime rate in Kilnhurst & Swinton East in the last 12 months was 90.0 per 1,000 residents and was 16.8% lower than the Rotherham district average (108.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Kilnhurst & Swinton East’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 353 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 424 (≈ 45.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Kilnhurst & Swinton East ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Parking Area, with 45 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Midland Road (21 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.