Total Crime Rate
122.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Milton Road area has the 14th highest crime rate of 84 local areas in Anston & Woodsetts , and the 251st highest crime rate of 870 local areas in Rotherham .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Milton Road (S25 2QR) in the last 12 months was 122.1 per 1,000 residents and was 118.3% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 70.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Milton Road (S25 2QR), the main crime hotspot is near Byron Road. Police recorded 38 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Anston & Woodsetts| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Masefield Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Rowernfields | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Brand'S Lane | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brand'S Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Keats Drive | Under investigation |
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