Total Crime Rate
15.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
7.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Swallow Wood Close area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 97 local areas in Aughton & Swallownest , and the 53rd 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 Swallow Wood Close (S60 5UJ) in the last 12 months was 15.7 per 1,000 residents and was 80.6% lower than the Aughton & Swallownest average (81.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 7.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Swallow Wood Close (S60 5UJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Village Garden Mews, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Spa Well Crescent (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Rotherham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Townend Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodlands Farm | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Park Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Park Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Park Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Bradshaw Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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