Crime Rates at Elmdale Close, Swinton, Mexborough, S64 8UE

Elmdale Close area has the 15th highest crime rate of 69 local areas in Kilnhurst & Swinton East , and the 211th 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 Elmdale Close (S64 8UE) in the last 12 months was 139.3 per 1,000 residents and was 54.8% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 400.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 74.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 275.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 15.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Elmdale Close (S64 8UE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Haythorne Way, where police recorded 28 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Highthorn Road (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.