Total Crime Rate

60.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 60.7 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.2 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.1 6/10
  • Public order 8.1 6/10
  • Shoplifting 4.1 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Alderson Avenue area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 28 local areas in Rawmarsh West , and the 376th lowest crime rate of 870 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 Alderson Avenue (S62 7DE) in the last 12 months was 60.7 per 1,000 residents and was 8.1% lower than the Rawmarsh West average (66.1 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 Shoplifting with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -41.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 36.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -35.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Alderson Avenue (S62 7DE), the main crime hotspot is near Park Street. Police recorded 15 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Alderson Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Renville Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kent Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Birchwood Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fielding Grove —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Middle Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Homestead Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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