Total Crime Rate
45.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
29.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Kirby Row area has the 30th lowest crime rate of 90 local areas in Hoober , and the 282nd lowest crime rate of 869 local areas in Rotherham .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Kirby Row (S61 2RS) in the last 12 months was 45.8 per 1,000 residents and was 57.3% lower than the Hoober average (107.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 29.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Kirby Row (S61 2RS), the main crime hotspot is near Wesley Court. Police recorded 8 crimes here, including 4 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Rotherham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Wesley Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Wesley Court | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Wesley Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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