Total Crime Rate
302.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Whitehead Close area has the highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Dinnington , and the 44th highest crime rate of 870 local areas in Rotherham .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Whitehead Close (S25 2XX) in the last 12 months was 302.7 per 1,000 residents and was 168.1% higher than the Dinnington average (112.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 140.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -40.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 84.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Whitehead Close (S25 2XX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Limelands Road, where police recorded 8 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Washington Close (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Dinnington| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Broadoaks Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Meadowpark Croft | — |
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