Total Crime Rate

77.4 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 77.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 47.1 8/10
  • Burglary 13.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.7 5/10
  • Other crime 6.7 8/10
  • Drugs 3.4 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Melciss Road area has the 34th highest crime rate of 104 local areas in Bramley & Ravenfield , and the 393rd 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 Melciss Road (S66 2BU) in the last 12 months was 77.4 per 1,000 residents and was 22.6% higher 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 47.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 33.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Melciss Road (S66 2BU), the main crime hotspot is near The Grove. Police recorded 13 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 Melciss Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Northfield Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chevril Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs The Grove Under investigation

Data Sources

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