Total Crime Rate

121.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

56.7 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 121.5 8/10
  • Violent crimes 56.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 56.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 32.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.2 9/10
  • Burglary 4.1 5/10
  • Other crime 4.1 6/10
  • Other theft 4.1 4/10
  • Shoplifting 4.1 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Birchwood Avenue area has the 12th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Rawmarsh West , and the 259th highest crime rate of 869 local areas in Rotherham .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Birchwood Avenue (S62 7JP) in the last 12 months was 121.5 per 1,000 residents and was 40.3% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 56.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Birchwood Avenue (S62 7JP), the main crime hotspot is near Payne Crescent. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Birchwood Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Payne Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rippon Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Monkwood Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Birchwood Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Birchwood Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Birchwood Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime West Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Redmarsh Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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