Total Crime Rate
57.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Whitley View Road area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 53 local areas in Keppel , and the 360th lowest crime rate of 870 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 Whitley View Road (S61 2HJ) in the last 12 months was 57.5 per 1,000 residents and was 33.4% lower than the Keppel average (86.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 26.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 9.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Whitley View Road (S61 2HJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Blackburn Road, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Concord View Road (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Keppel| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Baring Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Blackburn Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Park View Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Whitley View Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Blackburn Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Blackburn Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Blackburn Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Whitley View Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Baring Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Baring Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Blackburn Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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