Crime Rates at Bents Road, Rotherham, S61 3SJ

Bents Road area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Keppel , and the 323rd 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 Bents Road (S61 3SJ) in the last 12 months was 101.5 per 1,000 residents and was 12.9% 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -12.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 62.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bents Road (S61 3SJ), the main crime hotspot is near Walker Road. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.