Total Crime Rate

108.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 108.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 55.8 9/10
  • Other crime 13.9 10/10
  • Public order 13.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.5 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.0 9/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Other theft 3.5 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Poplar Drive area has the 27th highest crime rate of 91 local areas in Hoober , and the 293rd highest crime rate of 870 local areas in Rotherham .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Poplar Drive (S63 7NX) in the last 12 months was 108.0 per 1,000 residents and was 14.4% higher than the Hoober average (94.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 76.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 158.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Poplar Drive (S63 7NX), the main crime hotspot is near Sycamore Crescent. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Poplar Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodland Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Sandygate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Sycamore Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sycamore Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oak Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ash Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Winfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Winfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fir Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Cherry Tree Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Poplar Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodland Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodland Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sandygate —
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Data Sources

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