Total Crime Rate

187.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

108.3 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 187.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 108.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 75.8 9/10
  • Public order 28.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.7 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.1 10/10
  • Burglary 10.8 9/10
  • Other crime 10.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.2 6/10
  • Other theft 7.2 6/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.6 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Burns Way area has the 9th highest crime rate of 90 local areas in Hoober , and the 132nd 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 Burns Way (S63 6EF) in the last 12 months was 187.7 per 1,000 residents and was 75.2% higher than the Hoober average (107.2 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 , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 166.7% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 108.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Burns Way (S63 6EF), the main crime hotspot is near Smiths Croft. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Burns Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/35)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Byron Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Princess Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Smiths Croft —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Smiths Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Masefield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Masefield Road Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Burglary Masefield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lambert Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Byron Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Ruskin Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Ruskin Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Christchurch Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ruskin Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hayes Walk —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Barnsley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Elliott Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Barnsley Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clarence Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Stokewell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oak Lea Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Oak Lea Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burns Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burns Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Burns Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Byron Crescent —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Byron Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Byron Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Browning Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Elliott Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Ruskin Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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