Total Crime Rate

483.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

81.3 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 483.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 166.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 122.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 81.3 9/10
  • Other theft 73.2 10/10
  • Public order 52.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 20.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.3 4/10
  • Robbery 12.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.1 6/10
  • Burglary 4.1 5/10
  • Drugs 4.1 5/10
  • Other crime 4.1 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Gorse Close area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 90 local areas in Hoober , and the 18th 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 Gorse Close (S63 6HW) in the last 12 months was 483.7 per 1,000 residents and was 351.4% higher than the Hoober average (107.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 41 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 81.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gorse Close (S63 6HW), the main crime hotspot is near Haigh Court. Police recorded 10 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Gorse Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (1/1)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Rainborough Court Under investigation
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Data Sources

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