Total Crime Rate
22.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Aldous Close area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 84 local areas in Anston & Woodsetts , and the 110th lowest crime rate of 870 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 Aldous Close (S26 6SP) in the last 12 months was 22.1 per 1,000 residents and was 60.5% lower than the Anston & Woodsetts average (55.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -64.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 11.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -64.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Aldous Close (S26 6SP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near B6059, where police recorded 6 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Anston Avenue (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Anston & Woodsetts| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Anston Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Stone Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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