Crime Rates at Ox Close Avenue, Rotherham, S61 3QT

Ox Close Avenue area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 53 local areas in Keppel , and the 44th 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 Ox Close Avenue (S61 3QT) in the last 12 months was 13.3 per 1,000 residents and was 84.6% lower than the Keppel average (86.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -77.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ox Close Avenue (S61 3QT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Crane Road, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Walker Road (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.