Total Crime Rate

43.8 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

25.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 43.8 4/10
  • Violent crimes 25.6 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.9 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.0 7/10
  • Other crime 3.7 5/10
  • Other theft 3.7 3/10
  • Public order 3.7 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Kestrel Avenue area has the 29th lowest crime rate of 90 local areas in Hoober , and the 275th lowest crime rate of 869 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 Kestrel Avenue (S61 2TT) in the last 12 months was 43.8 per 1,000 residents and was 59.1% lower than the Hoober average (107.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 25.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 133.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kestrel Avenue (S61 2TT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Kingfisher Rise, where police recorded 5 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Goldcrest Walk (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Kestrel Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mallard Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oaken Wood Road

Data Sources

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