Crime Rates at The Oval, North Anston, Sheffield, S25 4BX

The Oval area has the 24th lowest crime rate of 83 local areas in Anston & Woodsetts , and the 188th lowest crime rate of 869 local areas in Rotherham .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Oval (S25 4BX) in the last 12 months was 32.5 per 1,000 residents and was 49.2% lower 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 18.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Oval (S25 4BX), 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.