Total Crime Rate

142.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

78.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 142.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 78.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 75.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 32.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.3 7/10
  • Burglary 10.7 9/10
  • Other crime 7.1 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Walters Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 34 local areas in Hellaby & Maltby West , and the 207th highest 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 Walters Road (S66 7NX) in the last 12 months was 142.9 per 1,000 residents and was 115.9% higher 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 78.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Walters Road (S66 7NX), the main crime hotspot is near B6427. Police recorded 61 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Walters Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hoyland Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rosston Road
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hoyland Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hoyland Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Farquhar Road
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hoyland Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Hoyland Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Hoyland Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rosston Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour B6427
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Muglet Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary B6427 Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary B6427 Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft B6427 Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order B6427 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order B6427 Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order B6427 Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime B6427 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime B6427 Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Hoyland Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Muglet Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Staffordshire Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Millard Lane Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Southey Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fisher Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dunns Dale Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Park View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Park View Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stone Park Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stone Park Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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