Total Crime Rate

215.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

95.4 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 215.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 95.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 84.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 42.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.2 9/10
  • Other crime 21.2 10/10
  • Other theft 10.6 8/10
  • Burglary 7.1 7/10
  • Drugs 7.1 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.1 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.1 6/10
  • Public order 3.5 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Caperns Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 83 local areas in Anston & Woodsetts , and the 122nd highest crime rate of 869 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 Caperns Road (S25 4AE) in the last 12 months was 215.6 per 1,000 residents and was 237.1% 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 95.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Caperns Road (S25 4AE), the main crime hotspot is near Caperns Road. Police recorded 61 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Caperns Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Caperns Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Caperns Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Oakdale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodsetts Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Woodsetts Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Woodsetts Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Woodsetts Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kendal Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kendal Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kendal Avenue —
Apr 2026Other theft Yew Tree Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Yew Tree Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Yew Tree Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Yew Tree Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Elder Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Patterdale Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Caperns Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Caperns Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Patterdale Way —
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Data Sources

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