Total Crime Rate

121.1 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 121.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 47.4 8/10
  • Public order 18.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.2 6/10
  • Drugs 13.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.2 9/10
  • Robbery 5.3 7/10
  • Burglary 2.6 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.6 1/10
  • Other crime 2.6 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Potter Hill area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 27 local areas in Greasbrough , and the 254th 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 Potter Hill (S61 4NX) in the last 12 months was 121.1 per 1,000 residents and was 9.8% lower than the Greasbrough average (134.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 73.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -24.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Potter Hill (S61 4NX), the main crime hotspot is near Ash View. Police recorded 57 crimes here, including 37 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Potter Hill area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order St Mary'S View Local resolution
Sep 2025Public order Ash View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Oxford Close Local resolution
Sep 2025Drugs Jackson Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ash View Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Providence Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Providence Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ash View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Mary'S View Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Providence Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Cross South Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Car Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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