Total Crime Rate
77.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
44.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Wath Road area has the 43rd lowest crime rate of 90 local areas in Hoober , and the 411th highest crime rate of 869 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 77.7 per 1,000 residents and was 27.5% lower than the Hoober average (107.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 44.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 88.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Wath Road (S73 0XD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Mission Field, where police recorded 35 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Moorbridge Crescent (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Hoober| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Derwent Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | A6195 | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Pontefract Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Moorbridge Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Mission Field | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Moorbridge Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Moorbridge Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Moorbridge Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Teal Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Teal Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | A6195 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Derwent Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Wath Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rother Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Derwent Way | — |
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