Total Crime Rate
26.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
16.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Sunningdale Close area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 69 local areas in Kilnhurst & Swinton East , and the 138th lowest crime rate of 869 local areas in Rotherham .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Sunningdale Close (S64 8SS) in the last 12 months was 26.0 per 1,000 residents and was 67.4% lower than the Kilnhurst & Swinton East average (79.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 16.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 150.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -81.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Sunningdale Close (S64 8SS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Thorn Road, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Holywell Road (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Kilnhurst & Swinton East| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Lime Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Gleneagles Rise | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hoylake Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Holywell Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Holywell Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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