Total Crime Rate
99.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
49.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Stokewell Road area has the 35th highest crime rate of 90 local areas in Hoober , and the 327th highest crime rate of 869 local areas in Rotherham .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Stokewell Road (S63 6NF) in the last 12 months was 99.0 per 1,000 residents and was 7.6% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -12.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 49.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 73.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Stokewell Road (S63 6NF), 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.
View Crime In Rotherham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Byron Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Burns Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Masefield Road | Offender given a caution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Masefield Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Smiths Croft | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Smiths Croft | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lambert Walk | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Stokewell Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Byron Crescent | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Byron Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Byron Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Byron Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Byron Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Burns Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Burns Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Oak Lea Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hayes Walk | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Oak Lea Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Melton High Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shakespeare Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shakespeare Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Shakespeare Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Shakespeare Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Clarence Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Barnsley Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Barnsley Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Princess Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Winterwell Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Winterwell Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Winterwell Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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