Total Crime Rate
171.3 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025St Johns Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 69 local areas in Kilnhurst & Swinton East , and the 144th 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 St Johns Road (S64 8QF) in the last 12 months was 171.3 per 1,000 residents and was 90.4% higher than the Kilnhurst & Swinton East average (90.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 25 (β 99.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 84.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around St Johns Road (S64 8QF), 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.
View Crime In Kilnhurst & Swinton East| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Church Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Storey Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | King Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Horsefair Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Temperance Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Temperance Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Temperance Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Reader Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | A6022 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Reader Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Reader Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | A6022 | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Reader Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | A6022 | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | St John'S Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | A6022 | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | St Mary'S Crescent | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Milton Court | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Milton Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Milton Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Foster'S Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Chapel Hill | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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