Total Crime Rate

93.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 93.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.4 8/10
  • Public order 16.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.9 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.5 4/10
  • Drugs 5.5 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.5 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.7 6/10
  • Burglary 1.8 1/10
  • Other crime 1.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Sexton Drive area has the 34th highest crime rate of 97 local areas in Aughton & Swallownest , and the 331st highest crime rate of 870 local areas in Rotherham .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sexton Drive (S66 1XF) in the last 12 months was 93.8 per 1,000 residents and was 0.9% higher than the Aughton & Swallownest average (92.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -36.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 60.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 41.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sexton Drive (S66 1XF), the main crime hotspot is near Wadsworth Road. Police recorded 18 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Sexton Drive area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Long Meadows Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Fabian Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wadsworth Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wadsworth Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Flash Lane
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fabian Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fabian Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Fabian Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coquet Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Fabian Way Under investigation

Data Sources

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