Total Crime Rate
121.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Barber Close area has the 15th highest crime rate of 84 local areas in Anston & Woodsetts , and the 252nd 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 Barber Close (S26 1HA) in the last 12 months was 121.4 per 1,000 residents and was 117.1% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 35.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Barber Close (S26 1HA), the main crime hotspot is near Todwick House Gardens. Police recorded 14 crimes here, including 3 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
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