Postcode · Rotherham
Crime in S61 2RT
How much crime is recorded in S61 2RT, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Thorpe Hesley
- Council
- Rotherham
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,404 (2024)
S61 2RTRotherham
How safe is S61 2RT
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 22.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the S61 2RT area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
22.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
45
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 2RTNational
Violence and sexual offences13.123.6
Anti-social behaviour11.010.7
Burglary10.89.1
Vehicle crime6.13.5
Public order3.44.6
Other theft2.64.5
Criminal damage and arson1.84.7
Other crime1.41.5
Drugs0.92.4
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Theft from the person0.32.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 38% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.