Total Crime Rate

83.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

47.8 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 83.6 7/10
  • Violent crimes 47.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 47.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.9 6/10
  • Burglary 9.0 8/10
  • Other crime 6.0 8/10
  • Other theft 6.0 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Oates Avenue area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 20 local areas in Rawmarsh East , and the 388th highest crime rate of 869 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 Oates Avenue (S62 5DF) in the last 12 months was 83.6 per 1,000 residents and was 50.6% lower than the Rawmarsh East average (169.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 47.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oates Avenue (S62 5DF), the main crime hotspot is near Hawley Street. Police recorded 30 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Oates Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Dale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime George Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hawley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hawley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hawley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chapel Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hawley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hawley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Providence Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences George Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Rockcliffe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Willow Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Willow Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Willow Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Manor Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Manor Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Providence Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Providence Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Providence Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rockcliffe Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Boundary Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Rockcliffe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Rockcliffe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Rockcliffe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Carr Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wilton Close
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wilton Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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