Crime Rate in Wales, ward

Wales has the 8th lowest crime rate of 25 wards in Rotherham district and the 3559th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (Yorkshire and The Humber), it has the 153rd lowest crime rate of 410 wards.

The overall crime rate in Wales in the last 12 months was 67.4 per 1,000 residents and was 37.6% lower than the Rotherham district average (108.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Wales’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 229 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -40.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 293 (≈ 30.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 1.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Wales ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Dowcarr Lane, with 88 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Chestnut Avenue (24 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.