Total Crime Rate

213.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

111.1 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 213.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 111.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 101.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 37.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 27.8 10/10
  • Burglary 18.5 10/10
  • Other crime 9.3 9/10
  • Other theft 9.3 7/10
  • Public order 9.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Laurel Avenue area has the 10th highest crime rate of 104 local areas in Bramley & Ravenfield , and the 123rd 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 Laurel Avenue (S66 2LY) in the last 12 months was 213.0 per 1,000 residents and was 232.5% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 111.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Laurel Avenue (S66 2LY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hazel Grove, where police recorded 42 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ash Grove (28 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Laurel Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ash Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hazel Grove —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ash Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ash Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greenwood Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Ash Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Kenwood Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kenwood Rise Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hazel Grove —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hazel Grove —
Apr 2026Public order Pear Tree Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Pear Tree Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pear Tree Avenue —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Oak Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Centre Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Church Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Blackthorn Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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