Total Crime Rate

27.5 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

23.5 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 27.5 3/10
  • Violent crimes 23.5 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.5 5/10
  • Burglary 3.9 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Wheatcroft Road area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 69 local areas in Kilnhurst & Swinton East , and the 149th 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 Wheatcroft Road (S62 5EE) in the last 12 months was 27.5 per 1,000 residents and was 65.5% lower than the Kilnhurst & Swinton East average (79.6 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 Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 50.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 23.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wheatcroft Road (S62 5EE), the main crime hotspot is near North Street. Police recorded 42 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Rotherham

Crime Over Time in Wheatcroft Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Murray Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour North Street —
Apr 2026Other crime Kilnhurst Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Apollo Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons North Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour North Street —
Apr 2026Burglary Kilnhurst Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Pottery Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 8 of 8

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.

↑