Total Crime Rate

260.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 260.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 71.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 51.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 49.9 10/10
  • Other theft 20.2 10/10
  • Burglary 16.2 10/10
  • Public order 12.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.2 8/10
  • Other crime 8.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.8 5/10
  • Drugs 5.4 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.1 7/10
  • Robbery 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Poplar Way area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 97 local areas in Aughton & Swallownest , and the 65th highest crime rate of 870 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 Poplar Way (S60 5TR) in the last 12 months was 260.5 per 1,000 residents and was 180.4% higher than the Aughton & Swallownest average (92.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 53 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 105.6% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -58.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 52 (≈ 70.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 36.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 29.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Poplar Way (S60 5TR), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 65 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Poplar Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Wallis Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Britannia Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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