Total Crime Rate

109.6 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 109.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 32.0 9/10
  • Public order 13.7 8/10
  • Other theft 9.1 7/10
  • Burglary 4.6 5/10
  • Other crime 4.6 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.6 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Highfield Lane area has the 28th highest crime rate of 97 local areas in Aughton & Swallownest , and the 286th 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 Highfield Lane (S60 8AL) in the last 12 months was 109.6 per 1,000 residents and was 18.0% higher than the Aughton & Swallownest average (92.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 59.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -1.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Highfield Lane (S60 8AL), the main crime hotspot is near Lescar Road. Police recorded 18 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Highfield Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Highfield Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Castleton Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Highfield Mews —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Highfield Mews —
Sep 2025Public order Highfield Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Derwent Chase Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Holmesfield Grove —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lescar Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lescar Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Autumn Fields Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Autumn Fields Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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