Total Crime Rate

41.2 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

27.5 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 41.2 4/10
  • Violent crimes 27.5 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.1 6/10
  • Burglary 10.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.4 2/10
  • Public order 3.4 3/10
  • 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
  • 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

Priestley Avenue area has the 24th lowest crime rate of 69 local areas in Kilnhurst & Swinton East , and the 263rd 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 Priestley Avenue (S62 5PB) in the last 12 months was 41.2 per 1,000 residents and was 48.2% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 27.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -83.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Priestley Avenue (S62 5PB), 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 Priestley Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bronte Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour North Street —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons North Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Burglary Kilnhurst Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eastfield Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eastfield Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eastfield Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eastfield Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eastfield Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eastfield Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eastfield Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Eastfield Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Apollo Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Kilnhurst Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour North Street —
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Data Sources

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