Crime Rate in Hoober, ward

Hoober has the 9th highest crime rate of 25 wards in Rotherham district and the 1984th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (Yorkshire and The Humber), it has the 161st highest crime rate of 410 wards.

The overall crime rate in Hoober in the last 12 months was 94.4 per 1,000 residents and was 12.6% lower than the Rotherham district average (108.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Hoober’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 411 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 526 (≈ 40.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -0.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Hoober ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 172 crimes here, including 44 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.