Crime Rates at Sawn Moor Avenue, Thurcroft, Rotherham, S66 9DQ

Sawn Moor Avenue area has the 46th lowest crime rate of 97 local areas in Aughton & Swallownest , and the 391st lowest crime rate of 869 local areas in Rotherham .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sawn Moor Avenue (S66 9DQ) in the last 12 months was 64.8 per 1,000 residents and was 19.9% lower than the Aughton & Swallownest average (81.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 42.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sawn Moor Avenue (S66 9DQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Laughton Road, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lyle Close (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.