Total Crime Rate
73.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
43.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Marlowe Drive area has the 26th lowest crime rate of 55 local areas in Dalton & Thrybergh , and the 430th highest 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 Marlowe Drive (S65 2JF) in the last 12 months was 73.8 per 1,000 residents and was 54.2% lower than the Dalton & Thrybergh average (161.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 40.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -28.6% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 43.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 21.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Marlowe Drive (S65 2JF), the main crime hotspot is near Middle Lane South. Police recorded 38 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Rotherham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Campbell Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Middle Lane South | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Durham Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Durham Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Swinburne Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Swinburne Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Swinburne Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Longfellow Fold | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Longfellow Fold | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Longfellow Fold | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Shenstone Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Middle Lane South | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Burns Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Middle Lane South | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Middle Lane South | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Burns Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Burns Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Burns Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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