Total Crime Rate

642.6 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 642.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 251.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 157.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 85.1 10/10
  • Public order 46.8 10/10
  • Burglary 25.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.3 9/10
  • Other theft 17.0 9/10
  • Drugs 12.8 9/10
  • Robbery 8.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.5 7/10
  • Other crime 4.3 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.3 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

King Street area has the highest crime rate of 69 local areas in Kilnhurst & Swinton East , and the 8th 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 King Street (S64 8ND) in the last 12 months was 642.6 per 1,000 residents and was 614.3% 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 Shoplifting with 59 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 103.4% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 51 (≈ 217.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -1.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around King Street (S64 8ND), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Temperance Street, where police recorded 77 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (26 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in King Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Foster'S Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Reader Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Edward Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences King Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Horsefair Close
Sep 2025Shoplifting Temperance Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Temperance Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Temperance Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Queen Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Reader Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Storey Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Reader Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Reader Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cliffefield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cliffefield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order A6022 Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Goodwin Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft A6022 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Goodwin Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Goodwin Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Goodwin Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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