Total Crime Rate

221.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 221.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 70.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 54.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 19.5 6/10
  • Burglary 15.6 10/10
  • Public order 15.6 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.8 6/10
  • Other crime 7.8 9/10
  • Robbery 7.8 8/10
  • Drugs 3.9 4/10
  • Other theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Knollbeck Avenue area has the 5th highest crime rate of 91 local areas in Hoober , and the 101st highest crime rate of 870 local areas in Rotherham .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Knollbeck Avenue (S73 0TS) in the last 12 months was 221.8 per 1,000 residents and was 134.9% higher than the Hoober average (94.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -72.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 93.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Knollbeck Avenue (S73 0TS), the main crime hotspot is near Garden Drive. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Knollbeck Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Knollbeck Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Dearne Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Springhill Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Springhill Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mission Field —
Sep 2025Other crime Dearne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bierlow Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Dearne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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