Total Crime Rate

178.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

56.3 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 178.4 9/10
  • Shoplifting 65.7 8/10
  • Violent crimes 56.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 32.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.8 9/10
  • Robbery 9.4 9/10
  • Drugs 4.7 5/10
  • Public order 4.7 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

This area has the 12th highest crime rate of 83 local areas in Anston & Woodsetts , and the 146th highest crime rate of 869 local areas in Rotherham .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around This (S26 5LS) in the last 12 months was 178.4 per 1,000 residents and was 179.0% higher than the Anston & Woodsetts average (63.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 56.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around postcode S26 5LS, the highest concentration of overall crime is near Wales Road, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Victoria Court (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in S26 5LS area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Victoria Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Victoria Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Victoria Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Victoria Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Wales Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Wales Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Wales Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kiveton Bridge Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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