Total Crime Rate

328.7 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 328.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 151.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 62.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.6 9/10
  • Public order 20.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.2 8/10
  • Robbery 8.7 9/10
  • Burglary 7.0 7/10
  • Other theft 7.0 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.0 9/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Other crime 3.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 1.7 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

Witham Way area has the 4th highest crime rate of 91 local areas in Hoober , and the 38th 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 Witham Way (S63 6GB) in the last 12 months was 328.7 per 1,000 residents and was 248.2% 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 87 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -41.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 57 (≈ 99.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 59.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Witham Way (S63 6GB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ellis Crescent (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Witham Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lakeside Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Knollbeck Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Heron Drive —
Sep 2025Drugs Hurley Croft Local resolution
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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