Crime Rates at Roughwood Road, Rotherham, S61 3RA

Roughwood Road area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 53 local areas in Keppel , and the 44th lowest crime rate of 870 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 Roughwood Road (S61 3RA) in the last 12 months was 13.3 per 1,000 residents and was 84.6% lower 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -77.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Roughwood Road (S61 3RA), the main crime hotspot is near Sidons Close. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.