Total Crime Rate

156.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

109.9 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 156.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 109.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 88.7 10/10
  • Public order 17.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.6 5/10
  • Other theft 10.6 8/10
  • Burglary 7.1 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.1 6/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Robbery 3.6 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
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

Wilson Avenue area has the 7th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Rawmarsh West , and the 178th highest crime rate of 869 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 Wilson Avenue (S62 7HA) in the last 12 months was 156.0 per 1,000 residents and was 80.2% higher 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 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 109.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 19.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wilson Avenue (S62 7HA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Payne Crescent, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Uplands Way (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Wilson Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Booth Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Humphries Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Booth Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Booth Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Payne Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jackson Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Uplands Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Scovell Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Humphries Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Humphries Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Monkwood Road
Apr 2026Public order Jackson Crescent Under investigation

Data Sources

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