Crime Rates at Goldsmith Drive, Rotherham, S65 2NH

Goldsmith Drive area has the 5th highest crime rate of 55 local areas in Dalton & Thrybergh , and the 72nd 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 Goldsmith Drive (S65 2NH) in the last 12 months was 249.2 per 1,000 residents and was 72.7% higher than the Dalton & Thrybergh average (144.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 233.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( 16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 42 (≈ 143.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 133.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Goldsmith Drive (S65 2NH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shelley Road, where police recorded 39 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Shelley Drive (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.