Total Crime Rate
642.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Milton 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 Milton Street (S64 8RQ) 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 Milton Street (S64 8RQ), the main crime hotspot is near A6022. Police recorded 41 crimes here, including 22 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 | Violence and sexual offences | King Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | St John'S Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Broome Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | A6022 | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Foster'S Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | A6022 | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Pinfold Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Milton Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | A6022 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | A6022 | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Storey Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Horsefair Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Chapel Hill | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| 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 | Anti-social behaviour | Milton Court | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | St Mary'S Crescent | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | St John'S Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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