Total Crime Rate

117.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

55.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 117.3 8/10
  • Violent crimes 55.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.6 8/10
  • Drugs 16.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.0 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.0 9/10
  • Other theft 6.5 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 4/10
  • Public order 3.3 2/10
  • Robbery 3.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Chaucer Road area has the 21st highest crime rate of 55 local areas in Dalton & Thrybergh , and the 270th highest crime rate of 869 local areas in Rotherham .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Chaucer Road (S65 2JP) in the last 12 months was 117.3 per 1,000 residents and was 27.3% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 55.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -32.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chaucer Road (S65 2JP), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Chaucer Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Durham Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Broom Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Broom Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Durham Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Middle Lane South Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Middle Lane South Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Middle Lane South Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Middle Lane South Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Shenstone Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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