Total Crime Rate
1554.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
383.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026France Street area has the highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Rawmarsh East , and the 3rd highest crime rate of 869 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 France Street (S62 6BL) in the last 12 months was 1554.0 per 1,000 residents and was 817.7% higher than the Rawmarsh East average (169.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 314 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 3 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 73.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -28.6% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 160 (≈ 383.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 1.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around France Street (S62 6BL), the main crime hotspot is near Broad Street. Police recorded 236 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Rotherham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Broad Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Durham Way | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Durham Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Victoria Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hollybush Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hollybush Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Turner Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Hollybush Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Hollybush Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Spalton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | France Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Great Eastern Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Durham Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Spalton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Great Eastern Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Aldwarke Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Bradbury'S Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Broad Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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