Crime Rate in Thurcroft & Wickersley South, ward

Thurcroft & Wickersley South has the 12th lowest crime rate of 25 wards in Rotherham district and the 2250th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (Yorkshire and The Humber), it has the 178th highest crime rate of 410 wards.

The overall crime rate in Thurcroft & Wickersley South in the last 12 months was 89.0 per 1,000 residents and was 17.7% lower than the Rotherham district average (108.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Thurcroft & Wickersley South’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 372 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 37.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 447 (≈ 40.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Thurcroft & Wickersley South ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Supermarket, with 66 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Cedric Crescent (33 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.