Total Crime Rate
18.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
3.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Colliery Road area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 83 local areas in Anston & Woodsetts , and the 76th lowest crime rate of 869 local areas in Rotherham .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Colliery Road (S26 6LR) in the last 12 months was 18.1 per 1,000 residents and was 71.8% lower than the Anston & Woodsetts average (63.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violent crimes with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Colliery Road (S26 6LR), 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.
View Crime In Wales| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Wales Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Wales Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Victoria Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Victoria Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Victoria Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Victoria Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kiveton Bridge | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Victoria Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Wales Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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