Total Crime Rate
132.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Middle Avenue area has the 7th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Rawmarsh West , and the 226th highest crime rate of 870 local areas in Rotherham .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Middle Avenue (S62 7BS) in the last 12 months was 132.4 per 1,000 residents and was 100.4% higher than the Rawmarsh West average (66.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 51.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 250.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 18.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Middle Avenue (S62 7BS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Dale Road (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Rawmarsh West| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | West Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dale Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Fielding Grove | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Birchwood Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dale Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dale Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Middle Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Park Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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