Crime Rates at Pollard Street, Rotherham, S61 2LA

Pollard Street area has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 53 local areas in Keppel , and the 422nd lowest crime rate of 869 local areas in Rotherham .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Pollard Street (S61 2LA) in the last 12 months was 70.4 per 1,000 residents and was 21.6% lower than the Keppel average (89.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 66.7% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 36.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -90.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pollard Street (S61 2LA), the main crime hotspot is near Thornton Terrace. Police recorded 39 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.