Total Crime Rate

15.7 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

7.8 per 1,000 2/10 · Very 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 15.7 2/10
  • Violent crimes 7.8 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 7.8 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Swallow 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.

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Crime Over Time in Swallow Wood Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Townend Close
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodlands Farm Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Park Avenue
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Park Avenue
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Park Avenue
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bradshaw Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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