Total Crime Rate
17.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
3.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Church Lane area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 54 local areas in Aston & Todwick , and the 68th lowest crime rate of 869 local areas in Rotherham .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Church Lane (S26 2AX) in the last 12 months was 17.0 per 1,000 residents and was 66.5% lower than the Aston & Todwick average (50.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violent crimes with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -57.1% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Church Lane (S26 2AX), the main crime hotspot is near Fairfields Grove. Police recorded 12 crimes here, including 5 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Aston & Todwick| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Fairfields Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Priory Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | The Chase | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Fairfields Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Heron Hill | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Chatsworth Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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