Total Crime Rate

1554.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

383.7 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 1554.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 753.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 383.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 203.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 141.5 10/10
  • Public order 127.1 10/10
  • Other theft 64.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 64.8 10/10
  • Burglary 62.4 10/10
  • Robbery 40.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 38.4 10/10
  • Other crime 16.8 10/10
  • Drugs 12.0 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 12.0 10/10
  • Theft from the person 9.6 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.2 8/10
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

Rotherham Road 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 Rotherham Road (S62 6EA) 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 Rotherham Road (S62 6EA), the main crime hotspot is near Rail Mill Way. Police recorded 103 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Rotherham Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Alexandria Centre Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sports/Recreation Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rail Mill Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Rail Mill Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Rail Mill Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Rail Mill Way Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Rail Mill Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Rail Mill Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rail Mill Way —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Alexandria Centre Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Alexandria Centre Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Alexandria Centre Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Alexandria Centre Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Alexandria Centre Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Alexandria Centre Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Alexandria Centre Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Alexandria Centre Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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