Total Crime Rate
74.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
34.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Norwood Avenue area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 34 local areas in Hellaby & Maltby West , and the 428th 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 Norwood Avenue (S66 8JW) in the last 12 months was 74.3 per 1,000 residents and was 12.3% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 34.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Norwood Avenue (S66 8JW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Camden Grove, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Plantation Close (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Rotherham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Manor Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Colliery Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Dale Hill Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Plantation Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Plantation Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Camden Grove | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Camden Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chadwick Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Manor Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Colliery Court | Under investigation |
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