Total Crime Rate

42.4 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

29.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 42.4 4/10
  • Violent crimes 29.3 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.5 4/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Wombwell Avenue area has the 27th lowest crime rate of 90 local areas in Hoober , and the 268th lowest crime rate of 869 local areas in Rotherham .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wombwell Avenue (S63 6LB) in the last 12 months was 42.4 per 1,000 residents and was 60.5% lower 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 29.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wombwell Avenue (S63 6LB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cutts Avenue, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Grange Road (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Wombwell Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cemetery Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Quarry Hill Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nicholson Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grange Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Quaker Close —
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Data Sources

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