Total Crime Rate

161.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

64.5 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 161.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 64.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 52.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.2 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 16.1 10/10
  • Burglary 16.1 10/10
  • Other crime 12.1 10/10
  • Public order 12.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.1 6/10
  • Other theft 8.1 7/10
  • Drugs 4.0 5/10
  • Theft from the person 4.0 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.0 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Old Herringthorpe area has the 17th highest crime rate of 55 local areas in Dalton & Thrybergh , and the 170th 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 Old Herringthorpe (S65 3AY) in the last 12 months was 161.3 per 1,000 residents and was 0.0% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 64.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -38.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Old Herringthorpe (S65 3AY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Goldsmith Drive, where police recorded 28 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Campbell Drive (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Old Herringthorpe area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Herringthorpe Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodall Road South Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Herringthorpe Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Swinburne Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Swinburne Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Swinburne Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Browning Court
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shelley Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shelley Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shenstone Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shenstone Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Shenstone Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shenstone Drive
Apr 2026Public order Canterbury Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Canterbury Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodall Road South Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Campbell Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Herringthorpe Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Shenstone Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Goldsmith Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Goldsmith Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Herringthorpe Avenue
Apr 2026Other crime Dukes Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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