Total Crime Rate

85.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

50.0 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 85.7 7/10
  • Violent crimes 50.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.1 7/10
  • Public order 14.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.7 5/10
  • Burglary 7.1 7/10
  • Shoplifting 7.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.6 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.6 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.6 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Elmhirst Drive area has the 25th highest crime rate of 55 local areas in Dalton & Thrybergh , and the 374th 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 Elmhirst Drive (S65 3ED) in the last 12 months was 85.7 per 1,000 residents and was 46.8% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Public order ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 50.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Elmhirst Drive (S65 3ED), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Francis Crescent South, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Great Bank Road (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Elmhirst Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Francis Crescent South Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Gorse Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gallow Tree Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Dale Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pearson'S Close —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft The Gorse Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Francis Crescent South Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Francis Crescent South Under investigation
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Data Sources

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