Total Crime Rate
52.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
20.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Broad Bridge Close area has the 39th highest crime rate of 83 local areas in Anston & Woodsetts , and the 320th lowest crime rate of 869 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 Broad Bridge Close (S26 6SL) in the last 12 months was 52.0 per 1,000 residents and was 18.7% lower than the Anston & Woodsetts average (63.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -16.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 20.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Broad Bridge Close (S26 6SL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Osborne Road, where police recorded 6 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Stone Close (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Wales| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Garden House Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stone Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Trinity Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Meadow Close | — |
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