Crime Rates at Roughwood Road, Rotherham, S61 4LA

Roughwood Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Greasbrough , and the 25th highest crime rate of 870 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 Road (S61 4LA) in the last 12 months was 403.5 per 1,000 residents and was 200.7% higher than the Greasbrough average (134.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -63.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 222.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Roughwood Road (S61 4LA), the main crime hotspot is near Lapwater Road. Police recorded 52 crimes here, including 34 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.