Total Crime Rate

447.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 447.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 182.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 97.6 10/10
  • Public order 61.0 10/10
  • Other theft 44.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.4 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.2 8/10
  • Drugs 8.1 8/10
  • Other crime 8.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.1 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.1 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Lynthwaite Close area has the highest crime rate of 91 local areas in Hoober , and the 19th highest crime rate of 870 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 Lynthwaite Close (S63 6ES) in the last 12 months was 447.2 per 1,000 residents and was 373.7% higher than the Hoober average (94.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 45 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -83.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 140.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 89.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lynthwaite Close (S63 6ES), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 159 crimes here, including 38 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lynthwaite Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lynthwaite Close Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Haigh Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Lynthwaite Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Heron Drive
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lakeside Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Haigh Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Haigh Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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