Total Crime Rate

230.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

155.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 230.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 155.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 118.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 37.4 9/10
  • Public order 31.2 10/10
  • Burglary 9.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.4 7/10
  • Drugs 6.2 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.2 6/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Simmonite Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Keppel , and the 104th 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 Simmonite Road (S61 3EF) in the last 12 months was 230.5 per 1,000 residents and was 156.5% higher than the Keppel average (89.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 38 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 50 (≈ 155.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Simmonite Road (S61 3EF), the main crime hotspot is near Walker Road. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Simmonite Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wood Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kiln Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Walker Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Ten Acre Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ten Acre Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ten Acre Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fenton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stubbs Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kiln Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kiln Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kiln Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Walker Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bank Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Stubbs Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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