Total Crime Rate

70.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

44.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 70.7 6/10
  • Violent crimes 44.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.9 4/10
  • Other theft 7.9 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.9 7/10
  • Drugs 2.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Woodland 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.

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Crime Over Time in Woodland Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Treeton Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Letwell Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nickleby Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Banks Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Banks Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rotherham Gateway Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rotherham Gateway Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Rotherham Gateway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Letwell Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sheffield Lane

Data Sources

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