Total Crime Rate

33.1 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 33.1 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.4 3/10
  • Burglary 8.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.1 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.1 3/10
  • Drugs 4.1 5/10
  • 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
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Keppel Heights area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 91 local areas in Hoober , and the 203rd lowest crime rate of 870 local areas in Rotherham .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Keppel Heights (S61 2SR) in the last 12 months was 33.1 per 1,000 residents and was 65.0% 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 12.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 200.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Keppel Heights (S61 2SR), the main crime hotspot is near Upper Wortley Road. Police recorded 13 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Keppel Heights area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Upper Wortley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Keppel Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Willowdale Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Willowdale Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Willowdale Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Willowdale Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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