Total Crime Rate
66.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
34.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Horseshoe Gardens area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Aston & Todwick , and the 398th lowest 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 Horseshoe Gardens (S26 5SA) in the last 12 months was 66.0 per 1,000 residents and was 30.2% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 34.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 120.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Horseshoe Gardens (S26 5SA), the main crime hotspot is near Storth Lane. Police recorded 17 crimes here, including 9 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 | Criminal damage and arson | Poplar Nook | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Wales Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Storth Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Storth Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Storth Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Storth Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cedar Nook | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Horseshoe Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Horseshoe Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Ash Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ash Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Storth Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rookery Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hathaway Court | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hathaway Court | — |
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