Crime Rates at Wath Wood Road, Wath Upon Dearne, Rotherham, S63 7TL

Wath Wood Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 91 local areas in Hoober , and the 167th 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 Wath Wood Road (S63 7TL) in the last 12 months was 156.9 per 1,000 residents and was 66.2% higher than the Hoober average (94.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 70.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -37.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -16.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wath Wood Road (S63 7TL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Woodland Grove, where police recorded 29 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wath Wood Bottom (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.