Crime Rates at Cherry Wood Way, Waverley, Rotherham, S60 8BX

Cherry Wood Way area has the 35th highest crime rate of 97 local areas in Aughton & Swallownest , and the 355th highest crime rate of 869 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 Cherry Wood Way (S60 8BX) in the last 12 months was 90.9 per 1,000 residents and was 12.3% higher than the Aughton & Swallownest average (81.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 42.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -7.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cherry Wood Way (S60 8BX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Highfield Lane, where police recorded 41 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cherry Wood Way (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.