Total Crime Rate

313.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

90.4 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 313.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 116.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 90.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 55.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 29.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.8 9/10
  • Public order 19.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.7 9/10
  • Burglary 13.9 9/10
  • Robbery 13.9 9/10
  • Other theft 8.7 7/10
  • Other crime 5.2 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.5 5/10
  • Drugs 1.7 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.7 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 Avenue area has the 4th highest crime rate of 90 local areas in Hoober , and the 49th highest crime rate of 869 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 0UL) in the last 12 months was 313.0 per 1,000 residents and was 192.1% higher than the Hoober average (107.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 67 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -13.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 52 (≈ 90.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Knollbeck Avenue (S73 0UL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Mission Field, where police recorded 35 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 Knollbeck Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bierlow Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Garden Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bierlow Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ellis Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Chapel Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Spring Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Garden Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bierlow Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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 Dearne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Knollbeck Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Knollbeck Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mission Field —
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Data Sources

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