Total Crime Rate

269.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

94.4 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 269.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 97.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 94.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 73.4 9/10
  • Shoplifting 38.5 8/10
  • Public order 14.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.0 5/10
  • Other theft 7.0 6/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Other crime 3.5 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.5 5/10
  • Robbery 3.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Crosby Avenue area has the 5th highest crime rate of 97 local areas in Aughton & Swallownest , and the 72nd 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 Crosby Avenue (S66 2UG) in the last 12 months was 269.2 per 1,000 residents and was 232.5% higher than the Aughton & Swallownest average (81.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 94.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 42.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Crosby Avenue (S66 2UG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bawtry Road, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Austen Drive (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Crosby Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bawtry Road —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Balk Lane Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bawtry Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bawtry Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bawtry Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prospect Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Balk Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Balk Lane Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Balk Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Main Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Main Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fielding Drive Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fielding Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bawtry Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bramley Grange Rise Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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