Crime Rate in Rotherham West, ward

Rotherham West has the 6th highest crime rate of 25 wards in Rotherham district and the 1046th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (Yorkshire and The Humber), it has the 96th highest crime rate of 410 wards.

The overall crime rate in Rotherham West in the last 12 months was 123.8 per 1,000 residents and was 14.6% higher than the Rotherham district average (108.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Rotherham West’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 763 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 3 cases , down -25.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 23.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -34.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 947 (≈ 62.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -1.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Rotherham West ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Supermarket, with 390 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Henry Street (129 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.