Total Crime Rate

260.5 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 260.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 71.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 51.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 49.9 10/10
  • Other theft 20.2 10/10
  • Burglary 16.2 10/10
  • Public order 12.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.2 8/10
  • Other crime 8.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.8 5/10
  • Drugs 5.4 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.1 7/10
  • Robbery 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Lescar Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 97 local areas in Aughton & Swallownest , and the 65th 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 Lescar Road (S60 8AS) in the last 12 months was 260.5 per 1,000 residents and was 180.4% higher than the Aughton & Swallownest average (92.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 53 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 105.6% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -58.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 52 (≈ 70.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 36.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 29.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lescar Road (S60 8AS), the main crime hotspot is near Lescar Road. Police recorded 18 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lescar Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Highfield Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Castleton Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Highfield Mews —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Highfield Mews —
Sep 2025Public order Highfield Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Holmesfield Grove —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lescar Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lescar Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Autumn Fields Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Autumn Fields Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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