Total Crime Rate

422.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

329.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 422.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 329.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 272.4 10/10
  • Public order 53.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 50.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 32.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.2 6/10
  • Other theft 3.6 3/10
  • Robbery 3.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Aughton Road area has the highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Aston & Todwick , and the 26th highest crime rate of 869 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 Aughton Road (S26 4TH) in the last 12 months was 422.9 per 1,000 residents and was 733.7% higher 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 76 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 125.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 92 (≈ 329.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Aughton Road (S26 4TH), the main crime hotspot is near Westcott Mews. Police recorded 74 crimes here, including 58 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Aughton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Westcott Mews —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westcott Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aughton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Queens Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Queens Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aysgarth Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Westcott Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westcott Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nursery Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nursery Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aughton Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westcott Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Aughton Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aughton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aysgarth Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Turnshaw Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Westcott Mews —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Turnshaw Avenue Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Aughton Road —
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Data Sources

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