Total Crime Rate

85.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 85.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.0 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 22.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.9 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.7 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Wadsworth Road area has the 37th highest crime rate of 97 local areas in Aughton & Swallownest , and the 357th highest crime rate of 870 local areas in Rotherham .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wadsworth Road (S66 1UD) in the last 12 months was 85.5 per 1,000 residents and was 8.0% lower than the Aughton & Swallownest average (92.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 150.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 29.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wadsworth Road (S66 1UD), the main crime hotspot is near Hazel Grove. Police recorded 35 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wadsworth Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Hazel Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Fabian Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coquet Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Fabian Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wadsworth Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wadsworth Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fabian Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fabian Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Flash Lane —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Fabian Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Long Meadows Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hazel Grove Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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