Total Crime Rate

6.3 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

3.2 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 6.3 1/10
  • Violent crimes 3.2 1/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.2 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Smithies Road area has the lowest crime rate of 69 local areas in Kilnhurst & Swinton East , and the 11th lowest crime rate of 869 local areas in Rotherham .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Smithies Road (S64 8PD) in the last 12 months was 6.3 per 1,000 residents and was 92.1% lower than the Kilnhurst & Swinton East average (79.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Drugs with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Smithies Road (S64 8PD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Goodwin Crescent, where police recorded 27 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hatherley Road (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Smithies Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Hatherley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hatherley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Hatherley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Hatherley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hatherley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hatherley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bower Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bower Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bower Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Duke Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thomas Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Hatherley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St John'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Goodwin Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
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Data Sources

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