Crime Rates at Elder Drive, Sunnyside, Rotherham, S66 3PH

Elder Drive area has the 52nd highest crime rate of 104 local areas in Bramley & Ravenfield , and the 326th lowest crime rate of 870 local areas in Rotherham .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Elder Drive (S66 3PH) in the last 12 months was 53.3 per 1,000 residents and was 15.6% lower 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 20.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 34.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Elder Drive (S66 3PH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sorrel Road, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hornbeam Road (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.