Total Crime Rate

71.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 71.4 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.8 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.9 4/10
  • Burglary 4.0 4/10
  • Other crime 4.0 6/10
  • Other theft 4.0 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.0 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Windmill Road area has the 27th highest crime rate of 84 local areas in Anston & Woodsetts , and the 425th highest crime rate of 870 local areas in Rotherham .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Windmill Road (S25 4EJ) in the last 12 months was 71.4 per 1,000 residents and was 27.7% higher than the Anston & Woodsetts average (55.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -64.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 23.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 10.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Windmill Road (S25 4EJ), the main crime hotspot is near Caperns Road. Police recorded 49 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 Windmill Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Woodland Drive —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Caperns Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Caperns Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Caperns Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Caperns Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Caperns Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Caperns Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Caperns Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Caperns Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Caperns Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Keswick Way —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Woodland Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

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