Total Crime Rate

94.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

43.5 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 94.2 7/10
  • Violent crimes 43.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.2 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.5 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.5 9/10
  • Public order 7.3 6/10
  • 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
  • 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

Symonds Avenue area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 28 local areas in Rawmarsh West , and the 343rd highest crime rate of 869 local areas in Rotherham .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Symonds Avenue (S62 7LS) in the last 12 months was 94.2 per 1,000 residents and was 8.8% higher than the Rawmarsh West average (86.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 43.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Symonds Avenue (S62 7LS), the main crime hotspot is near Central Drive. Police recorded 40 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Symonds Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (25/25)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Roden Way —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Boardman Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hollis Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Central Drive Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Central Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bairstow Gardens Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bairstow Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Bairstow Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Central Drive —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Central Drive —
Apr 2026Public order Fred Edwards Park Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Symonds Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wild Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wild Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Cornwell Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hawke Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cornwell Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Boardman Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Boardman Avenue Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brett Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Boardman Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Boardman Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Durnan Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Boardman Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Boardman Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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