Crime Rate in Rawmarsh East, ward

Rawmarsh East has the 2nd highest crime rate of 25 wards in Rotherham district and the 630th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (Yorkshire and The Humber), it has the 49th highest crime rate of 410 wards.

The overall crime rate in Rawmarsh East in the last 12 months was 151.6 per 1,000 residents and was 40.3% higher than the Rotherham district average (108.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Rawmarsh East’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 510 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 3 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -37.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 675 (≈ 62.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Rawmarsh East ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Broad Street. Police recorded 153 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.