Total Crime Rate

82.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

51.2 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 82.7 7/10
  • Violent crimes 51.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 51.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.8 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.8 8/10
  • Other theft 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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
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

Palmerston Avenue area has the 33rd highest crime rate of 104 local areas in Bramley & Ravenfield , and the 391st highest crime rate of 869 local areas in Rotherham .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Palmerston Avenue (S66 8HS) in the last 12 months was 82.7 per 1,000 residents and was 29.1% higher 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 51.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Palmerston Avenue (S66 8HS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Tasman Grove, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Avon Close (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Palmerston Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Tasman Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Armstrong Walk —
Apr 2026Burglary Fretwell Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gladstone Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Tasman Grove Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tasman Grove —
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Data Sources

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