Total Crime Rate

61.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

33.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 61.5 6/10
  • Violent crimes 33.9 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.5 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.3 6/10
  • Public order 9.2 7/10
  • Burglary 3.1 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.1 2/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Knollbeck Lane area has the 38th lowest crime rate of 90 local areas in Hoober , and the 376th 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 Knollbeck Lane (S73 0TW) in the last 12 months was 61.5 per 1,000 residents and was 42.6% lower 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 33.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 83.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Knollbeck Lane (S73 0TW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Mission Field, where police recorded 35 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Kingfisher Drive (12 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
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kingfisher Drive
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mission Field
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kingfisher Drive
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kingfisher Drive
Apr 2026Public order Kingfisher Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Chapel Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dearne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Knollbeck Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Knollbeck Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bierlow Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bierlow Close
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bierlow Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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 2026Criminal damage and arson Garden Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Garden Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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