Total Crime Rate

216.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

115.5 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 216.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 115.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 97.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 46.9 9/10
  • Shoplifting 18.1 6/10
  • Public order 14.4 8/10
  • Burglary 10.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.8 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.8 8/10
  • Other theft 3.6 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.6 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Chestnut Avenue area has the 6th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Aston & Todwick , and the 120th 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 Chestnut Avenue (S26 5LN) in the last 12 months was 216.6 per 1,000 residents and was 327.0% 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 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 400.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 115.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chestnut Avenue (S26 5LN), the main crime hotspot is near Chestnut Avenue. Police recorded 37 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Chestnut Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (28/28)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chestnut Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chestnut Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Wales Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Wales Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Wales Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Maple Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Maple Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chestnut Avenue —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Chestnut Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ash Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Ash Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Chestnut Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Wales Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Myrtle Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chestnut Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chestnut Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Storth Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Storth Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Storth Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Festival Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Storth Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Storth Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cedar Nook Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Poplar Nook Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Festival Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Wales Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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