Total Crime Rate
446.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
105.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Northfield Lane area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 104 local areas in Bramley & Ravenfield , and the 25th 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 Northfield Lane (S66 2HL) in the last 12 months was 446.0 per 1,000 residents and was 596.4% higher than the Bramley & Ravenfield average (64.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 75 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 275.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -70.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 105.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Northfield Lane (S66 2HL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Fairways, where police recorded 84 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Willow Court (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Rotherham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Fairways | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Willow Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Fairways | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Fairways | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Fairways | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Fairways | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Lilac Farm Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gainsborough Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Willow Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Fairways | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Willow Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Willow Court | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Willow Court | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Willow Court | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Tanfield Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Fairways | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Fairways | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Fairways | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Fairways | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Warde-Aldam Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Companions Close | — |
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