Total Crime Rate

39.0 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

27.0 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 39.0 4/10
  • Violent crimes 27.0 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.0 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.0 5/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Other theft 3.0 2/10
  • Public order 3.0 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
  • 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

Creighton Avenue area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 20 local areas in Rawmarsh East , and the 243rd 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 Creighton Avenue (S62 5HL) in the last 12 months was 39.0 per 1,000 residents and was 76.9% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 27.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Creighton Avenue (S62 5HL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Roundwood Court, where police recorded 32 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 Creighton Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rockingham Road
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Pottery Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rockingham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Green Acres Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Green Acres Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Roundwood Court
Apr 2026Drugs Roundwood Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ash Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Murray Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Beech Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hawthorne Avenue

Data Sources

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