Total Crime Rate
156.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Church Street area has the 11th highest crime rate of 69 local areas in Kilnhurst & Swinton East , and the 172nd highest crime rate of 870 local areas in Rotherham .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Church Street (S64 8EG) in the last 12 months was 156.4 per 1,000 residents and was 73.8% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 4 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 78.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 26.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 123.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Church Street (S64 8EG), the main crime hotspot is near St Mary'S Crescent. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Kilnhurst & Swinton East| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rookery Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Milton Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | St John'S Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | St John'S Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Foster'S Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Milton Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Chapel Hill | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Milton Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Milton Court | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | St Mary'S Crescent | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Church Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Birch Court | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | St Margaret'S Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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