Total Crime Rate

22.1 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 22.1 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.0 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.6 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Highfield Avenue area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 84 local areas in Anston & Woodsetts , and the 110th lowest crime rate of 870 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 Highfield Avenue (S26 6NE) in the last 12 months was 22.1 per 1,000 residents and was 60.5% lower than the Anston & Woodsetts average (55.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -64.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 11.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -64.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Highfield Avenue (S26 6NE), the main crime hotspot is near Victoria Court. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Highfield Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Anston Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Victoria Court —
Sep 2025Burglary Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Stone Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Victoria Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Victoria Court Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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