Total Crime Rate
259.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
163.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026The Lanes area has the 5th highest crime rate of 55 local areas in Dalton & Thrybergh , and the 78th 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 The Lanes (S65 3RZ) in the last 12 months was 259.9 per 1,000 residents and was 61.2% 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 163.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around The Lanes (S65 3RZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near The Lanes, where police recorded 54 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sheridan Drive (29 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Rotherham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Shelley Road | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sheridan Drive | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Sheridan Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sheridan Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | East Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Far Lane | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Far Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Far Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Far Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Moor Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | The Lanes | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Alpha Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Lanes | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Lanes | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | East Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | East Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | South Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | South Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shelley Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shelley Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Central Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sheridan Drive | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Far Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Far Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Far Place | Under investigation |
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