Total Crime Rate

269.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 269.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 97.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 97.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 35.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.3 8/10
  • Drugs 13.3 9/10
  • Other crime 4.4 6/10
  • Other theft 4.4 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Back Lane area has the 6th highest crime rate of 84 local areas in Anston & Woodsetts , and the 61st 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 Back Lane (S25 4AB) in the last 12 months was 269.9 per 1,000 residents and was 382.6% higher than the Anston & Woodsetts average (55.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 97.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -42.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 67.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Back Lane (S25 4AB), the main crime hotspot is near The Green. Police recorded 41 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Back Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ryton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bennett Croft Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Plantation Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hanging Bank Court —
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Data Sources

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