Total Crime Rate

234.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

153.2 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 234.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 153.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 135.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 36.0 9/10
  • Public order 18.0 9/10
  • Other theft 12.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.0 7/10
  • Burglary 6.0 6/10
  • Drugs 3.0 2/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
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

Longfellow Fold area has the 10th highest crime rate of 55 local areas in Dalton & Thrybergh , and the 95th 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 Longfellow Fold (S65 2NY) in the last 12 months was 234.2 per 1,000 residents and was 45.3% higher 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 45 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 51 (≈ 153.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Longfellow Fold (S65 2NY), 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 Longfellow Fold area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Swinburne Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Burns Road 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 Wordsworth Drive —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Middle Lane South Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2026Public order Longfellow Fold Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Longfellow Fold Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Longfellow Fold Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burns Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Burns Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Browning Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burns Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Goldsmith Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Goldsmith Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Swinburne Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Campbell Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Swinburne Place Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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