Total Crime Rate

184.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

124.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 184.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 124.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 112.5 10/10
  • Other theft 24.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.1 7/10
  • Burglary 16.1 10/10
  • Public order 8.0 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.0 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.0 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

New Street area has the 8th highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Rawmarsh East , and the 138th highest crime rate of 869 local areas in Rotherham .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around New Street (S62 5AF) in the last 12 months was 184.7 per 1,000 residents and was 9.1% higher than the Rawmarsh East average (169.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 124.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around New Street (S62 5AF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 81 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hawley Street (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in New Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Dale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Blyth Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Providence Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Rockcliffe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Rockcliffe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Rockcliffe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wilton Close
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wilton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences East Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Hawley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Providence Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hawley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hawley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hawley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hawley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chapel Street
Apr 2026Vehicle crime George Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences George Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Carr Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Providence Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Providence Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Rockcliffe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences East Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rockcliffe Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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