Total Crime Rate

255.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 255.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 142.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 39.7 9/10
  • Public order 29.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.6 9/10
  • Other crime 9.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.9 8/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Leicester Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 84 local areas in Anston & Woodsetts , and the 69th highest crime rate of 870 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 Leicester Road (S25 2PX) in the last 12 months was 255.0 per 1,000 residents and was 355.9% higher than the Anston & Woodsetts average (55.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 43 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 53 (≈ 175.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 165.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Leicester Road (S25 2PX), the main crime hotspot is near Leicester Road. Police recorded 56 crimes here, including 37 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Leicester Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Victoria Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Keats Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Leys Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Leys Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Doe Quarry Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime The Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Masefield Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order The Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leicester Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leicester Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leicester Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Leicester Road —
Sep 2025Public order Lordens Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Scarsdale Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Victoria Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order The Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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