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April 2026 Source: Police.uk

Crime in S26: Crime Rate & Statistics 2026

S26 recorded 147 crimes in April 2026 — a crime rate of 4.39 per 1,000 residents. Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for the largest share of crime at 32.7% of all offences recorded. Crime is up 14.8% compared to the same period last year.

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Key Statistics

  • monitoring42.01 crimes per 1,000 residents annually
  • assignment147 crimes recorded in April 2026
  • trending_upCrime up 14.8% year-on-year
Data Sources:Police.ukONS Census 2021HM Land Registry Period: April 2026 • Updated monthly

Total Crimes

147
trending_up +11.4% vs last month

Annual Crime Rate

42.01per 1k
Moderate

Active Postcodes

606

Within S26 district

Rotherham

33,514

Estimated population

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Incident Distribution

Top Locations
Location ReferenceCrime BreakdownPrimary Count
Chestnut Avenue Map
total: 7 Violence and sexual offences: 4 Anti-social behaviour: 1
7
Westcott Mews Map
total: 6 Violence and sexual offences: 3 Anti-social behaviour: 2
6
Hillcrest Rise Map
total: 6 Anti-social behaviour: 6
6
Parking Area Map
total: 5 Anti-social behaviour: 5
5
Storth Lane Map
total: 5 Violence and sexual offences: 4 Criminal damage and arson: 1
5
Rosedale Road Map
total: 4 Violence and sexual offences: 2 Anti-social behaviour: 1
4
Little Lane Map
total: 4 Criminal damage and arson: 4
4
Hardwick Lane Map
total: 3 Anti-social behaviour: 1 Criminal damage and arson: 1
3
Rosedale Close Map
total: 3 Burglary: 1 Other theft: 1
3
Verelst Avenue Map
total: 3 Anti-social behaviour: 3
3

Crime Breakdown

April 2026
147 Total
Violence & Sexual Offences
48
32.7%
Anti-social Behaviour
46
31.3%
Public Order
13
8.8%
Criminal Damage & Arson
10
6.8%
Vehicle Crime
8
5.4%
Other Theft
8
5.4%
Other Crime
6
4.1%
Burglary
3
2.0%
Shoplifting
3
2.0%
Drug Offences
1
0.7%
Weapons Possession
1
0.7%

Crime Analysis: S26

Violence & Sexual Offences makes up the largest share of crime in S26 at 32.7%. Anti-social Behaviour (31.3%) and Public Order (8.8%) are the next most common categories.

Compared to the same period last year, crime in S26 has risen sharply — by 14.8%. The 12-month trend chart above shows where this change is concentrated across individual offence categories.

Crime figures for S26 are sourced from the Police.uk open data platform and weighted against ONS 2021 Census population estimates to produce comparable per-resident rates. Data is updated monthly, typically 1–2 months after the end of each reporting period.

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Growth Analysis

Month-on-Monthtrending_up +11.4%
Year-on-Yeartrending_up +14.8%
12m Rolling Trendtrending_up +1.4%

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Crime rates are calculated per 1,000 residents using ONS Census 2021 population data. Rankings cover all 0 local authorities in England & Wales.

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