Total Crime Rate
34.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
6.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Bradfield Way area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 97 local areas in Aughton & Swallownest , and the 203rd 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 Bradfield Way (S60 8DL) in the last 12 months was 34.5 per 1,000 residents and was 57.4% 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 Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 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 1 (≈ 6.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Bradfield Way (S60 8DL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Autumn Fields, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lescar Road (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Rotherham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Highfield Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lescar Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Autumn Fields | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Waverley Walk | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Waverley Walk | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Waverley Walk | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Highfield Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Highfield Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Highfield Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Castleton Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Castleton Way | Under investigation |
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