Crime Rates at Cripps Close, Maltby, Rotherham, S66 7JP

Cripps Close area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 34 local areas in Hellaby & Maltby West , and the 399th lowest crime rate of 869 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 Cripps Close (S66 7JP) in the last 12 months was 66.1 per 1,000 residents and was 0.1% lower than the Hellaby & Maltby West average (66.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 48.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cripps Close (S66 7JP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Somerset Street, where police recorded 60 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lee Croft (29 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.