Total Crime Rate

95.4 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 95.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.9 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.6 9/10
  • Other crime 8.3 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.3 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.2 6/10
  • Burglary 4.2 5/10
  • Drugs 4.2 5/10
  • Other theft 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

Balk Lane area has the 29th highest crime rate of 104 local areas in Bramley & Ravenfield , and the 327th highest crime rate of 870 local areas in Rotherham .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Balk Lane (S66 2YG) in the last 12 months was 95.4 per 1,000 residents and was 51.1% higher than the Bramley & Ravenfield average (63.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 33.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Balk Lane (S66 2YG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Main Street, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Old Hall Lane (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Balk Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Balk Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Askam Court —
Sep 2025Public order Bawtry Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bawtry Road —
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Craig Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Craig Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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