Crime Rates at Chapel Street, Wath Upon Dearne, Rotherham, S63 7RL

Chapel Street area has the highest crime rate of 90 local areas in Hoober , and the 8th 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 Chapel Street (S63 7RL) in the last 12 months was 647.1 per 1,000 residents and was 503.8% higher than the Hoober average (107.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 44 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -23.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 53 (≈ 222.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chapel Street (S63 7RL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 63 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Further/Higher Educational Building (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.