Total Crime Rate

552.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 552.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 115.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 105.8 10/10
  • Public order 86.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 67.3 9/10
  • Shoplifting 52.9 8/10
  • Other theft 48.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.0 10/10
  • Drugs 19.2 10/10
  • Other crime 14.4 10/10
  • Burglary 9.6 8/10
  • Robbery 4.8 6/10
  • Theft from the person 4.8 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Dowcarr Lane area has the highest crime rate of 84 local areas in Anston & Woodsetts , and the 10th highest crime rate of 870 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 Dowcarr Lane (S26 7XN) in the last 12 months was 552.9 per 1,000 residents and was 888.5% higher than the Anston & Woodsetts average (55.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -57.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 158.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dowcarr Lane (S26 7XN), the main crime hotspot is near Dowcarr Lane. Police recorded 88 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Dowcarr Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Walseker Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Killamarsh Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Dowcarr Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Dowcarr Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Dowcarr Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Dowcarr Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Dowcarr Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dowcarr Lane —
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Data Sources

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