Total Crime Rate
43.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Rotherham Road area has the 29th lowest crime rate of 167 local areas in Central , and the 227th lowest crime rate of 841 local areas in Barnsley .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Rotherham Road (S71 1UL) in the last 12 months was 43.9 per 1,000 residents and was 86.3% lower than the Central average (321.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -88.9% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 5.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -81.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Rotherham Road (S71 1UL), the main crime hotspot is near B6132. Police recorded 30 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Central| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bakewell Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Bellmer Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Quarry Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Newhill Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bellmer Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Bakewell Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Bellmer Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Bellmer Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Belmont Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Quarry Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Belmont Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Belmont Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Ridings Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | B6132 | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | B6132 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | B6132 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | B6132 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Quarry Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bellmer Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Edgecliffe Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Quarry Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Rye Croft | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Richard Avenue | Under investigation |
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