Total Crime Rate

698.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

25.7 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 698.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 599.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 25.7 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.1 8/10
  • Burglary 18.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.4 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.4 6/10
  • Other theft 7.4 7/10
  • Robbery 7.4 8/10
  • Other crime 3.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Monkwood Road area has the highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Rawmarsh West , and the 7th 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 Monkwood Road (S62 7JN) in the last 12 months was 698.5 per 1,000 residents and was 706.7% higher than the Rawmarsh West average (86.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 163 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 352.8% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 25.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -46.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 214.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Monkwood Road (S62 7JN), the main crime hotspot is near Birchwood Avenue. Police recorded 14 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Monkwood Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences East Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Birchwood Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rippon Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Redmarsh Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences East Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences East Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime West Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Birchwood Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Birchwood Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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