Total Crime Rate
70.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
44.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Woodland Close area has the 48th highest crime rate of 97 local areas in Aughton & Swallownest , and the 424th lowest crime rate of 869 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 Woodland Close (S60 5TL) in the last 12 months was 70.7 per 1,000 residents and was 12.7% lower than the Aughton & Swallownest average (81.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -25.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 44.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -87.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Woodland Close (S60 5TL), the main crime hotspot is near Woodland Close. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Rotherham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Treeton Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Letwell Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nickleby Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Banks Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Banks Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rotherham Gateway | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rotherham Gateway | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Rotherham Gateway | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Letwell Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sheffield Lane | — |
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