Total Crime Rate

216.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

115.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 216.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 115.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 97.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 46.9 9/10
  • Shoplifting 18.1 6/10
  • Public order 14.4 8/10
  • Burglary 10.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.8 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.8 8/10
  • Other theft 3.6 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.6 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · 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 54 local areas in Aston & Todwick , and the 120th highest crime rate of 869 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 6RD) in the last 12 months was 216.6 per 1,000 residents and was 327.0% higher than the Aston & Todwick average (50.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 400.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 115.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wales Road (S26 6RD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Wales Road, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Mcloughlin Way (9 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 (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Wales Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Wales Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Wales Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kiveton Bridge Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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