Total Crime Rate
33.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Ash Grove area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 20 local areas in Rawmarsh East , and the 202nd lowest crime rate of 870 local areas in Rotherham .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Ash Grove (S62 5HG) in the last 12 months was 33.0 per 1,000 residents and was 78.2% lower than the Rawmarsh East average (151.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Public order ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 21.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -63.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Ash Grove (S62 5HG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Pottery Lane (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Rawmarsh East| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Cannon Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Creighton Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Pottery Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pottery Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pottery Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Southwell Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Osberton Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Osberton Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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