Total Crime Rate

269.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

104.4 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 269.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 104.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 82.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 65.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 52.2 10/10
  • Other crime 13.0 10/10
  • Other theft 13.0 9/10
  • Public order 13.0 8/10
  • Drugs 8.7 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.7 7/10
  • Shoplifting 4.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Sandhill Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 69 local areas in Kilnhurst & Swinton East , and the 71st highest crime rate of 869 local areas in Rotherham .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sandhill Road (S62 5NT) in the last 12 months was 269.6 per 1,000 residents and was 238.8% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 104.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sandhill Road (S62 5NT), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Sandhill Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Kilnhurst Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Kilnhurst Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons North Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour North Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour North Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Apollo Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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