Crime Rates at Lapwater Road, Rotherham, S61 4LR

Lapwater Road area has the 13th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Greasbrough , and the 173rd 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 Lapwater Road (S61 4LR) in the last 12 months was 157.7 per 1,000 residents and was 12.3% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -20.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 95.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lapwater Road (S61 4LR), 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.