Total Crime Rate

290.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

153.3 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 290.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 153.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 132.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 33.8 9/10
  • Other theft 26.0 10/10
  • Public order 20.8 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 20.8 10/10
  • Burglary 18.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.0 8/10
  • Shoplifting 10.4 5/10
  • Other crime 7.8 9/10
  • Drugs 5.2 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.6 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Golden Smithies Lane area has the 5th highest crime rate of 90 local areas in Hoober , and the 58th 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 Golden Smithies Lane (S63 7ER) in the last 12 months was 290.9 per 1,000 residents and was 171.5% higher 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 51 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 59 (≈ 153.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 59.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Golden Smithies Lane (S63 7ER), the main crime hotspot is near Golden Smithies Lane. Police recorded 64 crimes here, including 32 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Golden Smithies Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Golden Smithies Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Golden Smithies Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Adwick Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Adwick Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Golden Smithies Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Golden Smithies Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Golden Smithies Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Golden Smithies Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Golden Smithies Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Golden Smithies Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Golden Smithies Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

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