Total Crime Rate

103.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

65.4 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 103.5 8/10
  • Violent crimes 65.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 60.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.6 6/10
  • Burglary 8.2 8/10
  • Other crime 5.5 7/10
  • Other theft 5.5 5/10
  • Public order 5.5 5/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

St Nicolas Road area has the 20th highest crime rate of 69 local areas in Kilnhurst & Swinton East , and the 309th highest crime rate of 869 local areas in Rotherham .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around St Nicolas Road (S62 5EN) in the last 12 months was 103.5 per 1,000 residents and was 30.1% higher 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 65.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Nicolas Road (S62 5EN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near North Street, where police recorded 42 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Pottery Lane (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in St Nicolas Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rockingham Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour North Street
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Pottery Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Murray Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heatons Bank Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Heatons Bank Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Heatons Bank
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rockingham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Willow Garth
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marrion Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marrion Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime South Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary 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 2026Other crime Kilnhurst Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bisby Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bisby Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bisby Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bisby Road
Apr 2026Public order Bisby Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bisby Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rosehill Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bisby Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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