Total Crime Rate
225.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
122.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Wood Street area has the 6th highest crime rate of 69 local areas in Kilnhurst & Swinton East , and the 113th highest crime rate of 869 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 Wood Street (S64 8BA) in the last 12 months was 225.2 per 1,000 residents and was 183.0% higher than the Kilnhurst & Swinton East average (79.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -60.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 122.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Wood Street (S64 8BA), the main crime hotspot is near Broomville Street. Police recorded 36 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Swinton Rockingham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Eagleton Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Midland Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Highcliffe Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Wharf Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Charles Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Broomville Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Gleneagles Rise | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Queen Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Broomville Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Broomville Street | Under investigation |
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