Total Crime Rate

202.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 202.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 106.0 10/10
  • Other theft 23.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.8 6/10
  • Drugs 13.8 9/10
  • Other crime 13.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.2 7/10
  • Public order 9.2 7/10
  • Burglary 4.6 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.6 7/10
  • Robbery 4.6 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Sharpfield Avenue area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Rawmarsh West , and the 118th highest crime rate of 870 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 Sharpfield Avenue (S62 7QD) in the last 12 months was 202.8 per 1,000 residents and was 207.0% higher than the Rawmarsh West average (66.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 124.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 17.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 45.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sharpfield Avenue (S62 7QD), the main crime hotspot is near Macmanus Avenue. Police recorded 18 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Sharpfield Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Wood Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Payne Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Homestead Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fielding Grove —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Birchwood Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kent Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Payne Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Payne Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Potterdyke Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Potterdyke Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Macmanus Avenue —
Sep 2025Other crime Sharpfield Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Renville Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Glebeland Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Parade Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs The Parade Under investigation
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Data Sources

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