Total Crime Rate

33.1 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

20.4 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 33.1 3/10
  • Violent crimes 20.4 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.3 4/10
  • Drugs 7.6 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.1 5/10
  • Public order 2.5 1/10
  • Robbery 2.5 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Wellcliffe Close area has the 30th lowest crime rate of 104 local areas in Bramley & Ravenfield , and the 193rd lowest crime rate of 869 local areas in Rotherham .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wellcliffe Close (S66 3YU) in the last 12 months was 33.1 per 1,000 residents and was 48.4% lower 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 20.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wellcliffe Close (S66 3YU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sorrel Road, where police recorded 56 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hill Rise Close (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Wellcliffe Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fairfield Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hill Rise Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sycamore Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Kenwood Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kenwood Rise Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Flanderwell Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bigby Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Sorrel Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sorrel Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sorrel Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nidderdale Place Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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