Total Crime Rate

14.1 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

14.1 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 14.1 1/10
  • Violent crimes 14.1 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.1 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Ardsley Avenue area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 54 local areas in Aston & Todwick , and the 45th 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 Ardsley Avenue (S26 2FX) in the last 12 months was 14.1 per 1,000 residents and was 72.2% lower than the Aston & Todwick average (50.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 3 cases , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 14.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 12.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ardsley Avenue (S26 2FX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lodge Close (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Ardsley Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lodge Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Priory Way
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lodge Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lodge Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Lodge Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime The Chase Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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