Crime Rates at West Avenue, Rawmarsh, Rotherham, S62 7BL

West Avenue area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 28 local areas in Rawmarsh West , and the 327th lowest crime rate of 869 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 West Avenue (S62 7BL) in the last 12 months was 54.2 per 1,000 residents and was 37.5% lower than the Rawmarsh West average (86.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 18.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -86.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around West Avenue (S62 7BL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 81 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hawley Street (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.