Postcode · Rotherham
Crime in S61 2AR
How much crime is recorded in S61 2AR, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Kimberworth
- Council
- Rotherham
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,218 (2024)
S61 2ARRotherham
How safe is S61 2AR
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 29.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the S61 2AR area, broadly in line with 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
29.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
58
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).
S61 2ARNational
Violence and sexual offences20.623.6
Anti-social behaviour12.710.7
Burglary6.29.1
Criminal damage and arson6.04.7
Vehicle crime5.23.5
Public order4.34.6
Other crime1.91.5
Other theft1.64.5
Drugs1.22.4
Possession of weapons1.00.9
Shoplifting0.88.4
Robbery0.61.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 11% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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40
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.