Total Crime Rate

169.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 169.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 93.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 46.9 9/10
  • Other crime 10.8 10/10
  • Public order 10.8 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.6 3/10
  • Shoplifting 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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 6th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Aston & Todwick , and the 148th highest crime rate of 870 local areas in Rotherham .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wales Road (S26 6RB) in the last 12 months was 169.7 per 1,000 residents and was 198.1% higher than the Aston & Todwick average (56.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 333.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 104.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wales Road (S26 6RB), the main crime hotspot is near Chestnut Avenue. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wales Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Longlands Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Festival Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wales Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Norwood Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chestnut Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chestnut Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Chestnut Avenue Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rothermoor Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Lambrell Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Sycamore Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Littlemoor Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Festival Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ash Grove —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Longlands Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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