Postcode · Rotherham
Crime in S61 2FL
How much crime is recorded in S61 2FL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Thorpe Hesley
- Council
- Rotherham
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,338 (2024)
S61 2FLRotherham
How safe is S61 2FL
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 25.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the S61 2FL area, 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
25.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
47
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 2FLNational
Violence and sexual offences19.023.6
Burglary11.69.1
Anti-social behaviour10.410.7
Public order4.24.6
Vehicle crime2.83.5
Criminal damage and arson2.74.7
Other theft1.44.5
Other crime1.41.5
Drugs1.42.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 10% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
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40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.