Total Crime Rate

642.6 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 642.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 251.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 157.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 85.1 10/10
  • Public order 46.8 10/10
  • Burglary 25.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.3 9/10
  • Other theft 17.0 9/10
  • Drugs 12.8 9/10
  • Robbery 8.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.5 7/10
  • Other crime 4.3 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.3 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Milton 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.

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Crime Over Time in Milton Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Church Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences King Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order St John'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Broome Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour A6022 —
Sep 2025Other theft Foster'S Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour A6022 —
Sep 2025Drugs Pinfold Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Milton Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft A6022 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order A6022 Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Storey Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Horsefair Close —
Sep 2025Other theft Chapel Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Milton Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Milton Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Milton Court —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Mary'S Crescent —
Sep 2025Other theft St John'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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