Crime Rates at Ruskin Close, Wath Upon Dearne, Rotherham, S63 6NU

Ruskin Close area has the 9th highest crime rate of 90 local areas in Hoober , and the 132nd 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 Ruskin Close (S63 6NU) in the last 12 months was 187.7 per 1,000 residents and was 75.2% higher than the Hoober average (107.2 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 Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 166.7% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 108.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ruskin Close (S63 6NU), the main crime hotspot is near Smiths Croft. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.