Total Crime Rate

165.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 165.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 35.2 9/10
  • Public order 31.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.7 7/10
  • Drugs 17.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.6 7/10
  • Burglary 7.0 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.0 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.5 5/10
  • Other crime 3.5 5/10
  • Other theft 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

Highthorn Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 69 local areas in Kilnhurst & Swinton East , and the 153rd highest crime rate of 870 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 Highthorn Road (S64 5TX) in the last 12 months was 165.5 per 1,000 residents and was 84.0% higher than the Kilnhurst & Swinton East average (90.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 350.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 70.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 122.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 16.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Highthorn Road (S64 5TX), the main crime hotspot is near Russell Road. Police recorded 41 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 Highthorn Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Thorn Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Countryside Way —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Springfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Russell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Russell Road —
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Data Sources

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