Total Crime Rate
132.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Monkwood Road 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 Monkwood Road (S62 7JN) 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 Monkwood Road (S62 7JN), the main crime hotspot is near Park Street. Police recorded 15 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Rawmarsh West| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kent Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | West Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Birchwood Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Fielding Grove | — |
| 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 |
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