Total Crime Rate

68.1 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 68.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.6 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.3 7/10
  • Burglary 6.2 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.1 2/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Robbery 3.1 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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 Lane area has the 44th lowest crime rate of 91 local areas in Hoober , and the 425th lowest crime rate of 870 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 Knollbeck Lane (S73 0TU) in the last 12 months was 68.1 per 1,000 residents and was 27.8% lower than the Hoober average (94.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 24.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Knollbeck Lane (S73 0TU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Brampton Road, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Rother Street (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Knollbeck Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Hurley Croft Local resolution
Sep 2025Other crime Dearne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Dearne Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Dearne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mission Field
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Knollbeck Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wath Road
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Wath Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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