Total Crime Rate
374.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Skipton Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Aston & Todwick , and the 30th 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 Skipton Road (S26 4NQ) in the last 12 months was 374.1 per 1,000 residents and was 557.2% higher than the Aston & Todwick average (56.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 52 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 108.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 57.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Skipton Road (S26 4NQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Queens Road, where police recorded 73 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nursery Road (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Aston & Todwick| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Helmsley Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Nursery Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Jasmine Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rose Mead | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Alpina Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Alpina Way | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Queens Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Queens Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Queens Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Queens Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | King Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | King Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Queens Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Rotherham Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bedale Close | Under investigation |
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