Total Crime Rate

80.9 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 80.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 61.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.5 5/10
  • Public order 6.5 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.2 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Scholes Lane area has the 40th highest crime rate of 91 local areas in Hoober , and the 379th highest crime rate of 870 local areas in Rotherham .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Scholes Lane (S61 2RG) in the last 12 months was 80.9 per 1,000 residents and was 14.3% lower than the Hoober average (94.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -91.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 533.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -91.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 68.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 425.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Scholes Lane (S61 2RG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Scholes Lane (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Scholes Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (1/1)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Robbery Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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