Total Crime Rate

76.1 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

35.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 76.1 7/10
  • Violent crimes 35.3 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.9 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.0 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.2 6/10
  • Other theft 8.2 7/10
  • Other crime 5.4 7/10
  • Public order 5.4 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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 28th lowest crime rate of 55 local areas in Dalton & Thrybergh , and the 418th 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 Goldsmith Road (S65 2NA) in the last 12 months was 76.1 per 1,000 residents and was 52.8% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -15.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 35.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 178.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Goldsmith Road (S65 2NA), the main crime hotspot is near Sheridan Drive. Police recorded 46 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Goldsmith Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Herringthorpe Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shelley Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Browning Court —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Herringthorpe Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Canterbury Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Canterbury Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Goldsmith Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Goldsmith Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Shelley Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shelley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shelley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shelley Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Moor Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sheridan Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sheridan Drive —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sheridan Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Swinburne Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Swinburne Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Swinburne Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Campbell Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sheridan Drive —
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Data Sources

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