Total Crime Rate
98.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
68.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Rookery Close area has the 15th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Aston & Todwick , and the 329th highest crime rate of 869 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 Rookery Close (S26 5RT) in the last 12 months was 98.6 per 1,000 residents and was 94.4% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 68.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Rookery Close (S26 5RT), 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.
View Crime In Wales| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Maple Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Wales Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Storth Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Storth Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Maple Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chestnut Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chestnut Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ash Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Ash Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Poplar Nook | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Storth Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Wales Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Horseshoe Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Horseshoe Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chestnut Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cedar Nook | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chestnut Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Myrtle Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Chestnut Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rookery Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Wales Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Storth Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Festival Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Chestnut Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Festival Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Chestnut Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hathaway Court | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hathaway Court | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Storth Lane | Under investigation |
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