Total Crime Rate

82.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 82.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.9 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.1 10/10
  • Public order 10.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.9 4/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Other theft 3.4 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Rotherham Road area has the 67th lowest crime rate of 167 local areas in Central , and the 393rd highest crime rate of 841 local areas in Barnsley .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Rotherham Road (S71 1XA) in the last 12 months was 82.5 per 1,000 residents and was 74.4% lower than the Central average (321.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 41.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rotherham Road (S71 1XA), the main crime hotspot is near Darley Close. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Rotherham Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blossom View Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Darley Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Aston Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Rye Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Edgecliffe Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Richard Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ledbury Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Darley Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour High Greave —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Darley Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Darley Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Darley Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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