Postcode district · Rotherham
Crime in S60
How much crime is recorded in S60, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Rotherham
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Population
- 62,988 (2024)
S60Postcode district · Rotherham
How safe is S60
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 39.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in S60, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
39.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
89
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).
S60National
Violence and sexual offences27.423.6
Burglary19.89.1
Shoplifting18.08.4
Anti-social behaviour13.110.7
Public order7.84.6
Criminal damage and arson5.34.7
Other theft4.84.5
Vehicle crime4.43.5
Other crime2.51.5
Drugs2.02.4
Robbery2.01.4
Possession of weapons1.10.9
Theft from the person1.02.1
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 12% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.