Total Crime Rate

60.2 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

12.5 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 60.2 6/10
  • Shoplifting 27.6 7/10
  • Violent crimes 12.5 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.5 7/10
  • Drugs 5.0 6/10
  • Other theft 5.0 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 5.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.5 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.5 2/10
  • Public order 2.5 1/10
  • Robbery 2.5 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Cradley Drive area has the 25th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Aston & Todwick , and the 368th lowest crime rate of 869 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 Cradley Drive (S26 2FF) in the last 12 months was 60.2 per 1,000 residents and was 18.6% higher than the Aston & Todwick average (50.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Shoplifting ( -68.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 12.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cradley Drive (S26 2FF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Newington Drive (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Cradley Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime The Chase Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Priory Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Heron Hill —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Chatsworth Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Arlington Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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