Total Crime Rate
1554.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
383.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Broad 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 Broad Street (S62 6EQ) 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 Broad Street (S62 6EQ), 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 | Burglary | Henry Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Henry Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Sports/Recreation Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Sports/Recreation Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Dudley Street | Under investigation |
| 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Bear Tree Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Bear Tree Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Sports/Recreation Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Rail Mill Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Alexandria Centre | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Alexandria Centre | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Alexandria Centre | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Alexandria Centre | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Alexandria Centre | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Alexandria Centre | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Alexandria Centre | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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