Total Crime Rate
27.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
15.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Belford Drive area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 104 local areas in Bramley & Ravenfield , and the 147th lowest crime rate of 869 local areas in Rotherham .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Belford Drive (S66 3YW) in the last 12 months was 27.1 per 1,000 residents and was 57.6% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 15.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -81.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Belford Drive (S66 3YW), 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.
View Crime In Rotherham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fairfield Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Kenwood Rise | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kenwood Rise | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hill Rise Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nidderdale Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Sorrel Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Bigby Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Sorrel Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Sorrel Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Sycamore Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Flanderwell Gardens | Under investigation |
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