Total Crime Rate

156.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

113.7 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 156.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 113.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 100.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.9 6/10
  • Burglary 6.4 7/10
  • Public order 6.4 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.3 7/10
  • Other crime 2.2 1/10
  • Other theft 2.2 1/10
  • Robbery 2.2 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Sousa Street area has the 10th highest crime rate of 34 local areas in Hellaby & Maltby West , and the 176th highest crime rate of 869 local areas in Rotherham .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sousa Street (S66 7QA) in the last 12 months was 156.7 per 1,000 residents and was 136.7% 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 47 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 53 (≈ 113.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sousa Street (S66 7QA), the main crime hotspot is near Birks Holt Drive. Police recorded 54 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Sousa Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Strauss Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lee Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sousa Street —
Apr 2026Robbery Mortimer Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Birks Holt Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Birks Holt Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Birks Holt Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Birks Holt Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Birks Holt Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Birks Holt Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lee Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Novello Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sousa Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Strauss Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Novello Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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