Total Crime Rate

295.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

163.5 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 295.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 163.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 132.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 50.3 10/10
  • Other crime 31.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.2 8/10
  • Public order 12.6 8/10
  • Robbery 12.6 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.6 9/10
  • Drugs 6.3 6/10
  • Other theft 6.3 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.3 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Central Drive area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Rawmarsh West , and the 54th 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 Central Drive (S62 7NG) in the last 12 months was 295.6 per 1,000 residents and was 241.4% 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -19.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 163.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Central Drive (S62 7NG), 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 Central Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hawke Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wild Avenue 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
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Boardman Avenue Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Roden Way —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Boardman Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Boardman Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cornwell Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Cornwell Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Fred Edwards Park Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Central Drive Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Durnan Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wild Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Boardman Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brett Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Chapel Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Symonds Avenue —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hollis Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Central Drive —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Central Drive —
Apr 2026Drugs Central Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Boardman Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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