Total Crime Rate

77.5 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 77.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 38.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.5 4/10
  • Other theft 7.8 7/10
  • Public order 7.8 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.8 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Wood Lea area has the 10th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Dinnington , and the 392nd highest crime rate of 870 local areas in Rotherham .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wood Lea (S66 8NN) in the last 12 months was 77.5 per 1,000 residents and was 31.3% lower than the Dinnington average (112.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 23.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 21.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wood Lea (S66 8NN), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wood Lea area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hayhurst Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hayhurst Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Queen Mary Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Queen Mary Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Adelaide Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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