Total Crime Rate

225.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

70.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 225.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 70.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 46.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 42.8 9/10
  • Shoplifting 35.0 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.4 10/10
  • Burglary 15.6 10/10
  • Other crime 15.6 10/10
  • Public order 15.6 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.7 8/10
  • Other theft 7.8 7/10
  • Robbery 7.8 8/10
  • Drugs 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Garden Drive area has the 7th highest crime rate of 90 local areas in Hoober , and the 110th 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 Garden Drive (S73 0TN) in the last 12 months was 225.7 per 1,000 residents and was 110.6% higher than the Hoober average (107.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 125.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -26.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 70.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Garden Drive (S73 0TN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Garden Drive, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ellis Crescent (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Garden Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bierlow Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bierlow Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dearne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Spring Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Garden Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Garden Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Garden Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Garden Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Garden Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ellis Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Knollbeck Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Knollbeck Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Chapel Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bierlow Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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