Total Crime Rate

252.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

84.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 252.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 84.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 84.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 61.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 30.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 26.8 7/10
  • Other crime 15.3 10/10
  • Public order 15.3 9/10
  • Other theft 7.7 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.8 6/10
  • Robbery 3.8 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Goldsmith Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 55 local areas in Dalton & Thrybergh , and the 83rd highest crime rate of 869 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 Goldsmith Road (S65 2LY) in the last 12 months was 252.9 per 1,000 residents and was 56.9% higher than the Dalton & Thrybergh average (161.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 84.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Goldsmith Road (S65 2LY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near The Lanes, where police recorded 54 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sheridan Drive (29 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Goldsmith Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (28/28)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Campbell Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Central Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sheridan Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sheridan Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Lanes Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Lanes Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Browning Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Browning Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Browning Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alpha Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sheridan Drive —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Goldsmith Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Goldsmith Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Moor Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Far Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Far Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Far Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Far Lane Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sheridan Drive —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson The Lanes Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shelley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shelley Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Shelley Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Guild Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shelley Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Canterbury Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Canterbury Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shelley Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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