Total Crime Rate

225.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

122.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 225.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 122.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 112.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 36.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.2 8/10
  • Other crime 16.6 10/10
  • Burglary 13.3 9/10
  • Other theft 6.6 6/10
  • Public order 6.6 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.6 6/10
  • Robbery 3.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Poplar Grove 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 Poplar Grove (S64 8LS) 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 Poplar Grove (S64 8LS), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 57 crimes here, including 38 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Poplar Grove area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences King Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Charles Street —
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Potteries Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Duke Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eagleton Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lime Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Highcliffe Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Temperance Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gleneagles Rise —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Midland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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