Total Crime Rate
84.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
44.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Starling Close area has the 45th highest crime rate of 90 local areas in Hoober , and the 385th highest crime rate of 869 local areas in Rotherham .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Starling Close (S63 7FY) in the last 12 months was 84.3 per 1,000 residents and was 21.4% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 44.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Starling Close (S63 7FY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near The Nightingales, where police recorded 27 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Starling Close (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Rotherham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Brambling Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | The Nightingales | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Nightingales | Under investigation |
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