Total Crime Rate
97.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
59.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Rookery Road area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 69 local areas in Kilnhurst & Swinton East , and the 335th highest crime rate of 869 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 Rookery Road (S64 8HP) in the last 12 months was 97.6 per 1,000 residents and was 22.6% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -37.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 59.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -29.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Rookery Road (S64 8HP), the main crime hotspot is near Toll Bar Road. Police recorded 61 crimes here, including 41 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 | The Croft | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Croft | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Brookside | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Brookside | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Brookside | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Toll Bar Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Toll Bar Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Toll Bar Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Toll Bar Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Toll Bar Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Racecourse Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Racecourse Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Racecourse Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Toll Bar Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Toll Bar Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Toll Bar Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | The Green | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | The Green | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Rockingham Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | The Rise | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rookery Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Griffin Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Griffin Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Griffin Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Croft | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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