Crime Rates at Birchwood Close, Maltby, Rotherham, S66 8BB

Birchwood Close area has the 36th highest crime rate of 104 local areas in Bramley & Ravenfield , and the 395th highest crime rate of 870 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 Birchwood Close (S66 8BB) in the last 12 months was 77.2 per 1,000 residents and was 22.2% higher than the Bramley & Ravenfield average (63.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 27.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Birchwood Close (S66 8BB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Larch Road, where police recorded 9 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Chestnut Grove (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.