Crime Rates at Blackburn Road, Rotherham, S61 2DR

Blackburn Road area has the 16th highest crime rate of 157 local areas in Darnall , and the 142nd highest crime rate of 1,697 local areas in Sheffield .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Blackburn Road (S61 2DR) in the last 12 months was 273.0 per 1,000 residents and was 51.6% higher than the Darnall average (180.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 39 (≈ 112.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Blackburn Road (S61 2DR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Dara Street, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Blackburn Lane (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.