Total Crime Rate

106.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 106.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.2 8/10
  • Public order 14.1 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.1 5/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Other crime 3.5 5/10
  • Other theft 3.5 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Chestnut Road area has the 16th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Aston & Todwick , and the 301st highest crime rate of 870 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 Chestnut Road (S26 4SJ) in the last 12 months was 106.0 per 1,000 residents and was 86.2% higher than the Aston & Todwick average (56.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( 33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 56.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chestnut Road (S26 4SJ), the main crime hotspot is near Nursery Road. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Chestnut Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rotherham Road
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Leyburn Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Nursery Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Aysgarth Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson King Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft King Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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