Total Crime Rate

107.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

55.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 107.6 8/10
  • Violent crimes 55.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.9 9/10
  • Burglary 15.9 10/10
  • Public order 12.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.0 8/10
  • Drugs 4.0 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Benton Way area has the 21st highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Keppel , and the 294th highest crime rate of 869 local areas in Rotherham .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Benton Way (S61 1QD) in the last 12 months was 107.6 per 1,000 residents and was 19.7% higher than the Keppel average (89.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 55.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -10.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Benton Way (S61 1QD), the main crime hotspot is near Bradgate Lane. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Benton Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ewers Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ewers Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ewers Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dycott Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dycott Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dycott Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ewers Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bradgate Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bradgate Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bradgate Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bradgate Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Manor Approach Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ewers Road —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wilding Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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