Total Crime Rate

102.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

38.5 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 102.6 8/10
  • Violent crimes 38.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.2 7/10
  • Burglary 5.5 6/10
  • Shoplifting 5.5 4/10
  • Other crime 3.7 5/10
  • Other theft 1.8 1/10
  • Public order 1.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Acre Close area has the 33rd highest crime rate of 97 local areas in Aughton & Swallownest , and the 316th 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 Acre Close (S66 9EW) in the last 12 months was 102.6 per 1,000 residents and was 26.6% higher 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 80.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 38.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Acre Close (S66 9EW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Acre Close, where police recorded 7 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sandy Lane (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Acre Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Acre Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oak Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Acre Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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