Total Crime Rate

391.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

173.5 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 391.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 173.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 145.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 126.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.1 9/10
  • Public order 15.8 9/10
  • Other crime 12.6 10/10
  • Other theft 12.6 9/10
  • Drugs 9.5 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.3 8/10
  • Robbery 6.3 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.3 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Vale Avenue area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 104 local areas in Bramley & Ravenfield , and the 30th 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 Vale Avenue (S65 4DF) in the last 12 months was 391.2 per 1,000 residents and was 510.7% higher than the Bramley & Ravenfield average (64.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 46 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 55 (≈ 173.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 48.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Vale Avenue (S65 4DF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near West Vale Grove, where police recorded 45 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Arran Hill (29 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Vale Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Pingles Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Park Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Finch Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Well Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bowen Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bowen Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arran Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arran Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arran Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arran Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Arran Hill
Apr 2026Other crime South Vale Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences South Vale Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences South Vale Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Park Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences South Vale Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Park Close
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Park Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Park Lane Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Park Lane
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences West Vale Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Park Lane
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Park Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Park Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Park Lane
Apr 2026Drugs Park Lane Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting West Vale Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting West Vale Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting West Vale Grove Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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