Total Crime Rate
171.3 per 1,000
All offences · 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 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.
View Crime In Kilnhurst & Swinton East| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Church Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Goodwin Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Reader Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Reader Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | King Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Storey Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Broome Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Goodwin Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Goodwin Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Goodwin Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Goodwin Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | St John'S Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | St John'S Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Chapel Hill | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Foster'S Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | St Mary'S Crescent | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Goodwin Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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