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Crime in S26 5

How much crime is recorded in S26 5, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Rotherham
Region
Yorkshire and The Humber
Population
6,863 (2024)
Crime

How safe is S26 5

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 26.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in S26 5, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
26.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
57
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).

S26 5National
Violence and sexual offences18.423.6
Anti-social behaviour11.510.7
Burglary10.29.1
Shoplifting6.78.4
Public order4.44.6
Vehicle crime4.03.5
Criminal damage and arson3.44.7
Other theft2.24.5
Other crime1.81.5
Drugs1.12.4
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Robbery0.61.4
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 15% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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