Total Crime Rate
19.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Lidgett Lane area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 84 local areas in Anston & Woodsetts , and the 95th lowest crime rate of 870 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 Lidgett Lane (S25 2QB) in the last 12 months was 19.9 per 1,000 residents and was 64.3% lower 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 17.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ).
In the area around Lidgett Lane (S25 2QB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Laughton Road, where police recorded 33 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Addison Square (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Anston & Woodsetts| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Theatre/Concert Hall | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Hall Farm Croft | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Eastern Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Eastern Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Eastern Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Addison Square | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Addison Square | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Gleneagles Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | New Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | West Garth Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | St Andrews Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Laughton Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Laughton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Laughton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Laughton Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Laughton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Laughton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Laughton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Laughton Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Eastern Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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