Total Crime Rate

129.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

68.1 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 129.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 68.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 53.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.3 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.8 8/10
  • Burglary 7.2 7/10
  • Public order 7.2 6/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.6 5/10
  • Robbery 3.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Lathe Road area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 97 local areas in Aughton & Swallownest , and the 237th highest crime rate of 869 local areas in Rotherham .

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 Lathe Road (S60 4LR) in the last 12 months was 129.0 per 1,000 residents and was 59.3% higher than the Aughton & Swallownest average (81.0 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 Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 68.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 58.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lathe Road (S60 4LR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Francis Crescent South, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lathe Road (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Lathe Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Shrogswood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bent Lathes Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bent Lathes Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bent Lathes Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Francis Crescent South Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lathe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Francis Crescent South Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Francis Crescent South Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lathe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shrogswood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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