Total Crime Rate

169.0 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 169.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 104.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.9 6/10
  • Public order 11.6 8/10
  • Drugs 9.3 8/10
  • Other crime 4.6 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.6 4/10
  • Burglary 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Scarsdale Street area has the 11th highest crime rate of 84 local areas in Anston & Woodsetts , and the 149th 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 Scarsdale Street (S25 2RN) in the last 12 months was 169.0 per 1,000 residents and was 202.1% 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 45 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 50 (≈ 115.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Scarsdale Street (S25 2RN), 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 Scarsdale Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hope Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leicester Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Victoria Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Scarsdale Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Lordens Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Leicester Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leicester Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leicester Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order The Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Eastern Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order The Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences 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 The Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Doe Quarry Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eastern Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Victoria Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Eastern Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Doe Quarry Lane
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences East Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Pencil Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pencil Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pencil Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Eastern Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Doe Quarry Lane
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pencil Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Doe Quarry Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Doe Quarry Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Doe Quarry Lane Under investigation

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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