Total Crime Rate
90.6 per 1,000
All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
64.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Darcy Close area has the 18th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Aston & Todwick , and the 356th highest crime rate of 869 local areas in Rotherham .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Darcy Close (S26 4TN) in the last 12 months was 90.6 per 1,000 residents and was 78.6% higher than the Aston & Todwick average (50.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 60.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 20 (β 64.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 17.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Darcy Close (S26 4TN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Holderness Drive, where police recorded 51 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Mason Drive (29 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Aughton & Swallownest| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Holderness Drive | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Heighton View | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Aunby Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Arcubus Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Gray Avenue | β |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Darcy Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Gray Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Walpole Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | β |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Springwood Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wesley Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Millstone Drive | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Springwood Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Cantilupe Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Wesley Avenue | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mason Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Mason Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Verelst Avenue | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Verelst Avenue | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Verelst Avenue | β |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Eden View | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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