Total Crime Rate

311.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

47.1 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 311.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 228.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 47.1 7/10
  • Public order 21.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.1 7/10
  • Robbery 14.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.9 3/10
  • Burglary 7.3 7/10
  • Other theft 7.3 6/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Nursery Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 83 local areas in Anston & Woodsetts , and the 51st 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 Nursery Road (S25 4BS) in the last 12 months was 311.6 per 1,000 residents and was 387.3% higher than the Anston & Woodsetts average (63.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 63 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 186.4% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 47.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 175.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Nursery Road (S25 4BS), the main crime hotspot is near Sunnyside Close. Police recorded 83 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Nursery Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wright Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Other theft Memory Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson The Green Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Green —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sunnyside Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sunnyside Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sunnyside Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sunnyside Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sunnyside Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sunnyside Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sunnyside Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Sunnyside Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sunnyside Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mulberry Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sunnyside Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sunnyside Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sunnyside Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wright Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mulberry Road —
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Data Sources

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