Total Crime Rate

312.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 312.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 125.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 44.6 9/10
  • Public order 40.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 35.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 31.3 10/10
  • Other crime 8.9 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.9 9/10
  • Burglary 4.5 5/10
  • Drugs 4.5 5/10
  • Other theft 4.5 4/10
  • Robbery 4.5 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Lidgett Lane area has the 4th highest crime rate of 84 local areas in Anston & Woodsetts , and the 41st highest crime rate of 870 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 Lidgett Lane (S25 2QD) in the last 12 months was 312.5 per 1,000 residents and was 458.7% 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 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 40 (≈ 178.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lidgett Lane (S25 2QD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near South Street, where police recorded 36 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.

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Crime Over Time in Lidgett Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences East Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Laughton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eastern Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Eastern Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Eastern Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Eastern Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Addison Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Addison Square
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Gleneagles Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons New Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson West Garth Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hall Farm Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson St Andrews Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Laughton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Laughton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences South Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences South Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Laughton Road
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Laughton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Laughton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Laughton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Laughton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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