Crime Rates at Roughwood Way, Rotherham, S61 4DB

Roughwood Way area has the highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Greasbrough , and the 20th highest crime rate of 869 local areas in Rotherham .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Roughwood Way (S61 4DB) in the last 12 months was 467.2 per 1,000 residents and was 232.6% higher than the Greasbrough average (140.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 41 (≈ 299.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Roughwood Way (S61 4DB), the main crime hotspot is near Town Lane. Police recorded 60 crimes here, including 37 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.