Crime Rates at Barber Balk Road, Rotherham, S61 3RX

Barber Balk Road area has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 53 local areas in Keppel , and the 390th highest crime rate of 870 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 Barber Balk Road (S61 3RX) in the last 12 months was 78.5 per 1,000 residents and was 9.0% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 55.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 72.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Barber Balk Road (S61 3RX), the main crime hotspot is near Walker Road. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.