Total Crime Rate

292.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 292.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 90.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 82.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 37.0 10/10
  • Public order 16.5 9/10
  • Burglary 12.4 9/10
  • Other crime 12.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.4 9/10
  • Drugs 8.2 8/10
  • Other theft 8.2 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.1 7/10
  • Shoplifting 4.1 3/10
  • Theft from the person 4.1 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Infirmary Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Rawmarsh East , and the 50th 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 Infirmary Road (S62 6BE) in the last 12 months was 292.2 per 1,000 residents and was 92.7% higher 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -84.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 111.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 74.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Infirmary Road (S62 6BE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Durham Way, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Goosebutt Street (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Infirmary Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Hollybush Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Aldwarke Road Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences William Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Turner Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Durham Way
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Infirmary Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Infirmary Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Larkhill Close
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Aldwarke Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Aldwarke Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Aldwarke Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Aldwarke Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Aldwarke Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Aldwarke Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Carlton Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hadleigh Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Henry Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Goosebutt Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Goosebutt Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Goosebutt Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Goosebutt Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Spalton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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