Total Crime Rate

63.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 63.4 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.1 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.6 9/10
  • Drugs 7.0 7/10
  • Public order 7.0 6/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.5 3/10
  • Other crime 3.5 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Doctor Lane area has the 34th highest crime rate of 84 local areas in Anston & Woodsetts , and the 395th lowest crime rate of 870 local areas in Rotherham .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Doctor Lane (S26 7XL) in the last 12 months was 63.4 per 1,000 residents and was 13.3% higher 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 28.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 42.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Doctor Lane (S26 7XL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Union Street, where police recorded 6 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near South Farm Avenue (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Doctor Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (1/1)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crescent Under investigation
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Data Sources

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