Total Crime Rate

146.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

53.2 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 146.2 9/10
  • Violent crimes 53.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 43.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.3 8/10
  • Public order 13.3 8/10
  • Other crime 10.0 9/10
  • Other theft 10.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.0 8/10
  • Shoplifting 6.6 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Howarth Road area has the 15th highest crime rate of 97 local areas in Aughton & Swallownest , and the 199th highest crime rate of 869 local areas in Rotherham .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Howarth Road (S60 5JS) in the last 12 months was 146.2 per 1,000 residents and was 80.5% higher than the Aughton & Swallownest average (81.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 53.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -10.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Howarth Road (S60 5JS), 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 Howarth Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Grange Farm Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chiltern Rise —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour New Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour New Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wensleydale Drive —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mendip Rise —
Apr 2026Other crime Whitehill Willow Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grange Farm Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour New Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grange Farm Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Howarth Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Howarth Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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