Total Crime Rate

211.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 211.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 79.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.9 7/10
  • Drugs 23.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.8 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.8 9/10
  • Other theft 9.4 8/10
  • Public order 9.4 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.4 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.7 7/10
  • Robbery 4.7 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Wales Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 84 local areas in Anston & Woodsetts , and the 112th highest crime rate of 870 local areas in Rotherham .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wales Road (S26 6RA) in the last 12 months was 211.3 per 1,000 residents and was 277.7% higher than the Anston & Woodsetts average (55.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 51.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wales Road (S26 6RA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Wales Road, where police recorded 35 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Chestnut Avenue (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Wales Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Chestnut Avenue Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Thomas Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chestnut Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fathers Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mcloughlin Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Norwood Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kiveton Bridge —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kiveton Bridge —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chestnut Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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