Crime Rates at Wheatley Road, Rotherham, S61 3LA

Wheatley Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Keppel , and the 179th highest 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 Wheatley Road (S61 3LA) in the last 12 months was 155.9 per 1,000 residents and was 73.5% higher 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 67.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 43.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wheatley Road (S61 3LA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bower Close, where police recorded 34 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sandbergh Road (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.