Crime Rates at Strafford Road, Rotherham, S61 3AN

Strafford Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Keppel , and the 156th highest crime rate of 870 local areas in Rotherham .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Strafford Road (S61 3AN) in the last 12 months was 162.9 per 1,000 residents and was 88.7% higher than the Keppel average (86.3 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 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 117.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 36.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Strafford Road (S61 3AN), the main crime hotspot is near Shearman Avenue. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.