Total Crime Rate
48.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
28.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Red Hill area has the 41st lowest crime rate of 83 local areas in Anston & Woodsetts , and the 299th lowest crime rate of 869 local areas in Rotherham .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Red Hill (S26 6QA) in the last 12 months was 48.2 per 1,000 residents and was 24.6% lower than the Anston & Woodsetts average (63.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 50.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 28.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Red Hill (S26 6QA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Pennyholme Close, where police recorded 8 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Osborne Road (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Wales| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Trinity Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Pennyholme Close | Under investigation |
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