Total Crime Rate
11.3 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Old Wortley Road area has the lowest crime rate of 53 local areas in Keppel , and the 27th lowest crime rate of 870 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 Old Wortley Road (S61 1NH) in the last 12 months was 11.3 per 1,000 residents and was 86.9% lower than the Keppel average (86.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Burglary with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
In the area around Old Wortley Road (S61 1NH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 52 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Little Common Lane (40 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Keppel| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Grange View Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hungerhill Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Manor Fields | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Langdon Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Crane Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | West Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Little Common Lane | Further action is not in the public interest |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Little Common Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Little Common Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Little Common Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Little Common Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Hungerhill Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Hungerhill Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Manor Fields | β |
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