Crime Rates at Merrill Road, Thurnscoe, Rotherham, S63 0PA

Merrill Road area has the 21st highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Dearne North , and the 202nd highest crime rate of 841 local areas in Barnsley .

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 Merrill Road (S63 0PA) in the last 12 months was 140.6 per 1,000 residents and was 9.1% higher than the Dearne North average (128.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 84.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Merrill Road (S63 0PA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Monsal Street, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Basildon Road (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.