Total Crime Rate

70.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 70.0 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.5 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.0 6/10
  • Public order 5.2 5/10
  • Drugs 2.6 1/10
  • Other crime 2.6 2/10
  • Other theft 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Wath Road area has the 45th highest crime rate of 91 local areas in Hoober , and the 435th highest crime rate of 870 local areas in Rotherham .

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 Wath Road (S73 0XD) in the last 12 months was 70.0 per 1,000 residents and was 25.9% lower 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 33.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -13.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wath Road (S73 0XD), the main crime hotspot is near Derwent Way. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wath Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pontefract Road —
Sep 2025Public order A6195 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bittern Croft Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wath Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Derwent Way —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Redshank Place —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mission Field —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Redshank Place —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Derwent Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Wath Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Derwent Way Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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