Total Crime Rate

57.7 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 57.7 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.2 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.7 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.0 5/10
  • Other theft 5.2 5/10
  • Public order 1.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Swallow Wood Road area has the 43rd lowest crime rate of 97 local areas in Aughton & Swallownest , and the 362nd lowest crime rate of 870 local areas in Rotherham .

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 Swallow Wood Road (S26 4SU) in the last 12 months was 57.7 per 1,000 residents and was 37.9% lower than the Aughton & Swallownest average (92.9 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 Public order with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 28.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Swallow Wood Road (S26 4SU), the main crime hotspot is near West Park Drive. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Swallow Wood Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Rother View Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Chesterfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Park Hill Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Park Hill —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Chesterfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Chesterfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Russell Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences West Park Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour West Park Drive —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences West Park Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

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