Total Crime Rate

229.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

143.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 229.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 143.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 119.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 38.3 9/10
  • Public order 23.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.1 9/10
  • Other crime 9.6 9/10
  • Other theft 9.6 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.6 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Shakespeare Drive area has the 8th highest crime rate of 83 local areas in Anston & Woodsetts , and the 105th highest crime rate of 869 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 Shakespeare Drive (S25 2RP) in the last 12 months was 229.7 per 1,000 residents and was 259.2% higher than the Anston & Woodsetts average (63.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 143.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shakespeare Drive (S25 2RP), the main crime hotspot is near Leicester Road. Police recorded 70 crimes here, including 51 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Shakespeare Drive area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Leicester Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clarence Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leicester Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leicester Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leicester Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leicester Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leicester Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Nook Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Leicester Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Howard Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lordens Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lordens Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lordens Hill Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Leicester Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Silverdales Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Byron Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Doe Quarry Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Masefield Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Central Mews
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Milton Road
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Central Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson High Nook Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Eastern Close
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour High Nook Gardens

Data Sources

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