Total Crime Rate

171.3 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 171.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 79.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 31.9 9/10
  • Public order 19.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.9 9/10
  • Drugs 8.0 7/10
  • Burglary 4.0 5/10
  • Other crime 4.0 6/10
  • Other theft 4.0 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.0 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

St 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 8QJ) 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 area’s 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 (≈ 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 8QJ), the main crime hotspot is near St Mary'S Crescent. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in St Johns Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Church Street
Sep 2025Other crime Goodwin Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Reader Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Reader Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Reader Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Reader Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences King Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Storey Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Broome Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Goodwin Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Goodwin Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Goodwin Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Goodwin Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order St John'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft St John'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Chapel Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Foster'S Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Mary'S Crescent
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Goodwin Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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