Total Crime Rate
343.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
165.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026The Close area has the 4th highest crime rate of 83 local areas in Anston & Woodsetts , and the 41st highest crime rate of 869 local areas in Rotherham .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around The Close (S25 2PU) in the last 12 months was 343.8 per 1,000 residents and was 437.6% higher than the Anston & Woodsetts average (63.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -37.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 165.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around The Close (S25 2PU), the main crime hotspot is near Laughton Road. Police recorded 41 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Dinnington| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Theatre/Concert Hall | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Joseph'S Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Leopold Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Leopold Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Leopold Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Laughton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Laughton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Joseph'S Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dinnington Interchange | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Dinnington Interchange | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Joseph'S Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Bus/Coach Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bus/Coach Station | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bus/Coach Station | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Edward Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | New Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lytham Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lytham Avenue | Offender given a caution |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Littlefield Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hall Farm Croft | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hall Farm Croft | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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