Total Crime Rate

127.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

50.5 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 127.4 8/10
  • Violent crimes 50.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.0 8/10
  • Other theft 7.2 6/10
  • Burglary 4.8 5/10
  • Drugs 4.8 5/10
  • Other crime 4.8 7/10
  • Public order 4.8 4/10
  • Shoplifting 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Penny Hill area has the 5th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Dinnington , and the 240th highest crime rate of 869 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 Penny Hill (S81 8LE) in the last 12 months was 127.4 per 1,000 residents and was 13.1% higher than the Dinnington average (112.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -36.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 50.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Penny Hill (S81 8LE), the main crime hotspot is near Penny Hill, with 4 recorded incidents. This location is within roughly 0.3 miles of the postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Penny Hill area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (1/1)
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MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Penny Hill —
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Data Sources

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