Total Crime Rate

29.4 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

3.3 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 29.4 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.1 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.8 8/10
  • Violent crimes 3.3 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.3 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Sorby Way area has the 25th lowest crime rate of 104 local areas in Bramley & Ravenfield , and the 164th lowest crime rate of 869 local areas in Rotherham .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sorby Way (S66 1BD) in the last 12 months was 29.4 per 1,000 residents and was 54.1% lower than the Bramley & Ravenfield average (64.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violent crimes with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Vehicle crime ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 26.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sorby Way (S66 1BD), the main crime hotspot is near Fairways. Police recorded 84 crimes here, including 5 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Sorby Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rose Court —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Gorse —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Alban'S Way —
Apr 2026Burglary Fairways Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Companions Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fairways —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fairways Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Fairways Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Fairways Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Fairways Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Fairways Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Fairways Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Fairways Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Fairways Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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