Total Crime Rate

312.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

167.6 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 312.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 167.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 133.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 63.6 10/10
  • Other theft 40.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.9 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 17.3 10/10
  • Robbery 11.6 9/10
  • Other crime 5.8 7/10
  • Public order 5.8 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

The Lanes area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 55 local areas in Dalton & Thrybergh , and the 50th 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 The Lanes (S65 3SA) in the last 12 months was 312.1 per 1,000 residents and was 93.6% 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 167.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Lanes (S65 3SA), 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.

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Crime Over Time in The Lanes area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Lanes Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson East Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Far Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Far Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Lanes Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shelley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shelley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences South Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences South Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime East Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Far Lane Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences East Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cawthorne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cawthorne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sheridan Drive
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sheridan Drive
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sheridan Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sheridan Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Far Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Shelley Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson The Lanes Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Far Place
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Far Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Moor Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Far Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alpha Road

Data Sources

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