Total Crime Rate

139.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 139.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 36.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.3 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.2 9/10
  • Burglary 12.2 9/10
  • Drugs 9.1 8/10
  • Other theft 9.1 7/10
  • Public order 6.1 5/10
  • Robbery 6.1 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Hesley Lane area has the 17th highest crime rate of 91 local areas in Hoober , and the 209th highest crime rate of 870 local areas in Rotherham .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hesley Lane (S61 2PU) in the last 12 months was 139.8 per 1,000 residents and was 48.1% higher than the Hoober average (94.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 2 cases , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 36.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 75.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hesley Lane (S61 2PU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hesley Bar, where police recorded 29 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wortley Mews (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

View Crime In Hoober

Crime Over Time in Hesley Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hesley Bar Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Hesley Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park View Unable to prosecute suspect
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 3 of 3

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.

↑