Total Crime Rate
102.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
38.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Woodhouse Green area has the 33rd highest crime rate of 97 local areas in Aughton & Swallownest , and the 316th highest crime rate of 869 local areas in Rotherham .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Woodhouse Green (S66 9AN) in the last 12 months was 102.6 per 1,000 residents and was 26.6% higher 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 80.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 38.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Woodhouse Green (S66 9AN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Locksley Drive, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Katherine Road (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Rotherham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cross Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Locksley Drive | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Brampton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Locksley Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodhouse Green | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodhouse Green | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | John Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Brampton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Katherine Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Scott Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Central Drive | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cross Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Morthen Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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