Total Crime Rate

35.3 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 35.3 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.7 4/10
  • Burglary 7.1 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.1 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Poplar Avenue area has the 37th lowest crime rate of 104 local areas in Bramley & Ravenfield , and the 217th lowest crime rate of 870 local areas in Rotherham .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Poplar Avenue (S65 4AZ) in the last 12 months was 35.3 per 1,000 residents and was 44.1% lower than the Bramley & Ravenfield average (63.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 17.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -61.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Poplar Avenue (S65 4AZ), the main crime hotspot is near Arran Hill. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Poplar Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rockland Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Pingles Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arran Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Arran Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Park Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Park Vale Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Park Lane Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Park Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson St Peters Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Peters Place
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences School Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs School Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crofts Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Garbroads Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary St Peters Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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