Total Crime Rate
109.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
24.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Hesley Lane area has the 27th highest crime rate of 90 local areas in Hoober , and the 290th highest crime rate of 869 local areas in Rotherham .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Hesley Lane (S61 2PT) in the last 12 months was 109.4 per 1,000 residents and was 2.1% higher than the Hoober average (107.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -44.4% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 24.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hesley Lane (S61 2PT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hesley Bar, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Flitcroft (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 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Flitcroft | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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