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

Brunel 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 Brunel Way (S60 5WG) 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 Brunel Way (S60 5WG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near B6533, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Mitchell Way (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Brunel Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Wallis Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Mitchell Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mitchell Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mitchell Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mitchell Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

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