Crime Rates at Hope Avenue, Goldthorpe, Rotherham, S63 9DZ

Hope Avenue area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Dearne North , and the 205th highest crime rate of 845 local areas in Barnsley .

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 Hope Avenue (S63 9DZ) in the last 12 months was 132.9 per 1,000 residents and was 2.8% higher than the Dearne North average (129.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -5.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 63.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hope Avenue (S63 9DZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Charles Street, where police recorded 34 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lincroft (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.