Total Crime Rate

51.0 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

15.3 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 51.0 5/10
  • Violent crimes 15.3 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.3 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.2 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.7 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.7 7/10
  • Other crime 5.1 7/10
  • Other theft 2.6 1/10
  • Shoplifting 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Whitehill Lane area has the 31st lowest crime rate of 97 local areas in Aughton & Swallownest , and the 313th lowest crime rate of 869 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 Whitehill Lane (S60 5JR) in the last 12 months was 51.0 per 1,000 residents and was 37.0% lower 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 15.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 200.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whitehill Lane (S60 5JR), the main crime hotspot is near Grange Farm Close. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Whitehill Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Whitehill Willow Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour New Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour New Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mendip Rise —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grange Farm Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Grange Farm Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grange Farm Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour New Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chiltern Rise —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Howarth Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Chatsworth Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chaffinch Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wensleydale Drive —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Howarth Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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